The Wizard of Oz [DVD] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Loew's Incorporated ; produced by Mervyn LeRoy ; adaptation by Noel Langley ; screenplay by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf ; directed by Victor Fleming.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
Two-disc 70th anniversary edition
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sd., col. and b&w (sepiatone) ; 4 3/4 in.
At head of title on screen: Metro-Goldwyn Mayer presents Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Pat Walshe, Clara Blandick. Based on the novel "The wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939. "Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition."--Container. Special features: Disc 1: Feature film; commentary by historian John Fricke including archival interviews with cast, crew and family; Restoration featurette; illustrated video storybook and supporting cast profile roundup. Disc 2: The life and times of original author L. Frank Baum ; documentary profile of director Victor Fleming ; 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. Missing from this edition is the Lansbury-hosted documentary "The Making of a Movie Classic".
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 accidentally 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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