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The wizard of Oz / a Victor Fleming production ; screenplay by Noel Languley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolfe ; directed by Victor Fleming ; produced by Mervyn LeRoy ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. Photography, Harold Rossen ; editor, Blanche Sewell ; music, Harold Arlen ; lyrics, E.Y. Harburg ; musical adaptation, Herbert Stothart. - 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum. Special features: Commentary by historian John Fricke with the film's cast and crew; Sing-along feature, etc. Full screen (1.33:1).

Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke.

During a tornado in rural Kansas, a young girl is swept away to a magical land and embarks on a journey to see the Wizard who can help her return home.

Rating: G; general audiences: all ages. CHV Rating: G.


DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround, mono.


For private home use only.


In English or French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.

Standard No.: 883929405350 00883929405350 gtin-14

Publisher. No.: 1000476117 Warner Home Video 2000087710 Warner Home Video 3000053290 Warner Home Video

Subjects--Personal Names:
Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919 --Film adaptations.
Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) --Drama.
Scarecrow (Fictitious character from Baum) --Drama.
Tin Woodman (Fictitious character) --Drama.
Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character) --Drama.
Wizard, of Oz (Fictitious character) --Drama.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Oz (Imaginary place)--Drama.
Friendship--Drama.
Quests (Expeditions)--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy films.
Musical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Children's films.
Feature films.