The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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The Wizard of Oz

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The Greatest Picture in the History of Entertainment

Directed By Victor Fleming Victor Fleming Starring Judy Garland Judy Garland  •  Frank Morgan Frank Morgan  •  Ray Bolger Ray Bolger  •  Bert Lahr Bert Lahr  •  Jack Haley Jack Haley Genres Adventure  •  Based-on-19th-Century-Literature  •  Based-on-Theatre  •  Family-Oriented Adventure  •  Family-Oriented Fantasy  •  Family  •  Fantasy  •  Magic Realism  •  Musical  •  Road Movie  •  Witchcraft Studios &
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Academy Award Nominated  •  National Film Registry  •  AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers  •  AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills  •  Academy Award Best Picture Nominated  •  They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?  •  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die  •  Roger Ebert's Great Movies  •  Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time Poll  •  AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition  •  Quentin Tarantino's Cinematic Influences  •  The Wizard of Oz  •  Elder's Film That Changed My Life  •  Academy Award Best Cinematography Nominated  •  Academy Award for Best Production Design Nominated  •  Flickchart Road Trip  •  BBC's 100 Greatest American Films  •  Time Out: New York's 100 Best Movies of All Time  •  The Advocate's Top 175 Essential Films of All Time for LGBT Viewers  •  Writers Guild of America's 101 Greatest Screenplays  •  AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals
Release Info 1939-08-25T00:00:00Z August 25, 1939
B&W and Color  •  101 minutes NR Rated NR
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Comments (10)

 
ear

ear on 1/6/2011 Reply  · 

A timeless children's classic. What's not to love? A visual feast with unforgettable characters that will live for an infinity.

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tampabayrays03

tampabayrays03 on 3/6/2011 Reply  · 

Somehow a little frightening. It only adds to it. Everybody's seen this and it's great.

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cheesydog1

cheesydog1 on 4/12/2014 Reply  · 

Absolute Classic

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Area_hulk

Area_hulk on 4/14/2014 Reply  · 

Im so glad that I finally experienced this movie. Such a great movie truly

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mcgrathta

mcgrathta on 1/4/2017 Reply  · 

Oh my goodness.

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LandMiller

LandMiller on 5/4/2017 Reply  · 

The most important movie ever made, also the best children's movie ever made.

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monsters2319

monsters2319 on 6/16/2017 Reply  · 

The tagline says it all.

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mcgrathta

mcgrathta on 9/4/2017 Reply  · 

A magnificent classic film.

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mcgrathta

mcgrathta on 9/6/2019 Reply  · 

A great classic film with great songs.

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Irish_Sicilian2

Irish_Sicilian2 on 12/25/2020 Reply  · 

Wow, I'm surprised this isn't in the top 100. Great film.

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