Genre: Children's
Year of production: 1939
Nacionality: U.S.
Direction: Victor Fleming.
Script: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, based on the book by Frank L. Baum.
Photography: Harold Rosson.
Music: Harold Arlen.
Production company: Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
Length: 100 minutes.
Actors: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke and Margaret Hamilton.
Synopsis: Dorothy (Judy Garland) is a 12-year-old girl who lives on a farm with her aunt and uncle. Her dog Toto sneaks into the garden of a neighbor, Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton), and scares her cat. This irritates the cranky woman, who gets permission from the sheriff to take the dog away. Before she can do this, Dorothy and Toto flee from the farm. When they return, a strange tornado sends the house flying. Dorothy and her dog end up in an enchanted land of bright colors called Oz. There they meet Glinda, the Good Witch of the East (Billie Burke), and the friendly little Munchkins, but Dorothy still wants to go back home. Glinda helps her reach the place where the Wizard of Oz lives (Frank Morgan). He is the only one who can help her return home. During the trip she meets the Scarecrow, (Ray Bolger), the Tin Man (Jack Haley) and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr). The wicked witch of the west (Margaret Hamilton) tries to make things hard for Dorothy.
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