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The Wizard of Oz [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Victor Fleming Production ; produced by Mervyn LeRoy ; directed by Victor Fleming

Contributor(s): LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987 | Fleming, Victor, 1883-1949 | Garland, Judy | Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949 | Bolger, Ray | Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Warner Home Video (Firm).
Series: Warner Bros. family entertainment.Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2009. c1939Edition: 2-disc 70th anniversary ed.Description: 2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sd, technicolor and sepia tone ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 141988638X.Uniform titles: Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939) Subject(s): Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) -- Drama | Scarecrow (Fictitious character : Baum) -- Drama | Tin Woodman (Fictitious character) -- Drama | Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character) -- Drama | Oz (Imaginary place) -- Drama | Witches -- Drama | Monkeys -- Drama | Tornadoes -- Kansas -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372 Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, The Munchkins.Summary: Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that Her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidently lands on the Wicked Witch of the West's sister and Dorothy magically inherits the pair of ruby slippers that were on her feet. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, tells Dorothy to follow the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard so she can get back home. Along the way, she befriends Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion. They are also seeking help from the Wizard because the Scarecrow needs a brain, Tinman needs a heart, and Lion needs courage.
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791.4372 WIZ 1999 (Browse shelf) Set of 2 DVDs 1 Available SLASx,05000,01,GR 1000525045

Based on the novel "The wonderful wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum

Disc 1. The movie with commentary by historian John Fricke ; restoration featurette ; illustrated video storybook ; supporting cast profile roundup. Disc 2. Nearly 3 hours of wonderful wizardry about this movie classic! ; The life and times of original author L. Frank Baum ; documentary profile of director Victor Fleming ; the tv-movie special "The Dreamer of Oz" starring John Ritter, Annette O'Toole and Rue McClanahan ; the 2007 Hollywood Walk of Fame Salute to the Munchkins ; two pre-1939 Oz shorts, "The wonderful wizard of Oz" (1910) and "The wizard of Oz" (1933)

Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, The Munchkins.

Originally released as motion picture in 1939.

Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that Her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidently lands on the Wicked Witch of the West's sister and Dorothy magically inherits the pair of ruby slippers that were on her feet. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, tells Dorothy to follow the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard so she can get back home. Along the way, she befriends Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion. They are also seeking help from the Wizard because the Scarecrow needs a brain, Tinman needs a heart, and Lion needs courage.

DVD, region 1, standard version, Dolby digital surround 5.1 (English), mono (Eng. & French) ; dual-layer format

English, French, or Spanish; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired