The Wizard Of Oz - 2 Disc Special Edition
Warner Home Video (1939)
Family, Musical, Fantasy
In Collection
#284
0*
DVD
103 mins
IMDB 8.3

Judy Garland Dorothy
Frank Morgan Professor Marvel / Guardian of the Gate
Ray Bolger Hunk
Charles Grapewin Uncle Henry
Bert Lahr Zeke
Jack Haley Hickory
Billie Burke Glinda
Margaret Hamilton Miss Gulch
Charley Grapewin Uncle Henry
Pat Walshe Nikko
Clara Blandick Auntie Em
Stephen Cox (II)
Meinhardt Raabe
Dona Massin
Jerry Maren
Frank Moran

Director Victor Fleming
Richard Thorpe
Mervyn LeRoy
Jack Haley Jr.
Producer Mervyn LeRoy
Arthur Freed
Victor Fleming
Writer L. Frank Baum
Noel Langley
Florence Ryerson
Cinematography Harold Rosson
Musician Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Harold Arlen
Modest Mussorgsky
Robert Schumann
H.R. Bishop
Herbert Stothart
Egbert Van Alstyne

Dorothy (Judy Garland) lives on a Kansas farm with her aunt (Clara Blandick) and uncle (Charley Grapewin). When a nasty neighbor wants to take her dog away, Dorothy runs away. She meets Professor Marvel (Frank Morgan) who looks into his crystal ball and sends her home. On the way, a cyclone blows up. Her aunt and uncle and their 3 hired hands, Hunk (Ray Bolger), Hickory (Jack Haley), and Zeke (Bert Lahr) have all gone into the storm cellar, but Dorothy can't get in. Back in the house she's knocked out by a window being blown in. Her house lands in Munchkinland in the land of Oz. Glinda, the good witch, (Billie Burke) tells her her house killed the Wicked Witch of the East. Giving her the witch's ruby slippers, Glinda advisess Dorothy to go to the wizard in the Emerald City but to beware the Wicked Witch of the West.. Dorothy follows the yellow brick road meeting the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion who help her along the way. At the Emerald City the wizard says "Bring me the witch's broomstick, and I'll help you". Though almost killed, the quartet melts the witch and takes her broomstick. The wizard offers Dorothy a hot air balloon trip home, but she misses the ride. Then Glinda tells her to click the ruby slippers together and she'll be back to Kansas. Back in Kansas, no one believes her tale.

Edition Details
Audience Rating G (General Audience)
Country USA
Language English
Distributor Warner Home Video
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 012569675360
Region Region 1
Release Date 10/25/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1: Commentary by John Fricke and multiple cast and crew members 9 original cast biographies Deleted Scenes Audio Vault: Includes Munchkinland Medley Rehearsal Recordings, Munchkinland Medley Sequence Recordings; Munchkinland Medley Voice Tests Kansas Underscoring; Munchkinland Underscoring and much more Cavalcade of the Academy Awards excerpt - 1939 newsreel TV Special: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic - 1990 TV special Theatrical Trailers Memories of Oz - 2001 TCM documentary Featurettes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz Photo Galleries Oz on Broadway Pre-MGM Sketches and Storyboards Costume and Make-up Tests Richard Thorpe's Oz Buddy Ebsen Oz Comes to Life Behind the Scenes Portraits Special Effects Post Production Deleted Scenes Original Publicity