The Wizard of Oz. - 50th anniversary ed. (S) (Captioned)

United States, 1939

Film
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The 50th Anniversary Commemorative edition of one of the most popular and successful children’s films ever made. This is a beautifully restored technicolour print with the opening Kansas scenes in warm, sepia tones. Featuring film clips and reconstructed musical numbers cut from the original film, this magical fantasy will entertain adults and children. Based on the book by Frank L. Baum and starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Margaret Hamilton.

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Credits

director

Victor Fleming

producer

Mervyn LeRoy

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Duration

01:53:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1939

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303874

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kansas

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Closed captioning

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Fantasy

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Fantasy

Musicals

Places → Kansas

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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