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The Wizard of Oz

"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!"

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
8.1/10
464,833 votes
98/100
Fresh
M
92/100
Metascore
TMDB
7.6/10
6,047 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

1

Win

📋

5

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 4 nominations
Won
Best Original Score
Nominated
Best Picture
Best Production Design
Best Cinematography, Color
Best Special Effects

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.8M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$33.8M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$24,668,669

United States

Profit

+$31.0M

ROI: +1116%

Budget Recovery1216% of budget
$0|Budget: $2.8M|Revenue: $33.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

242.5K

Daily Avg

4.0K

7-Day Trend

+8%
30 days agoToday
Wikipedia

Based On

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Sony Pictures Studios
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Story Setting

Set In
Emerald CityLand of OzMunchkin CountryKansas

Series & Franchise

Part of
Family Classics

Characters

Scarecrow

Hickory

Hunk

Wizard of Oz

Played by Christopher Lloyd

Glinda the Good Witch

Wicked Witch of the West

Zeke

The Tin Man

Played by Jack Haley

Dorothy Gale

Played by Judy Garland

Wicked Witch of the East

Elmira Gulch

Played by Margaret Hamilton

Winged monkeys

Uncle Henry

Played by Frank Alexander

Toto

Played by Terry

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Harold Rosson

Film Editing

Blanche Sewell

Music / Score

Harold Arlen

Costume Design

Adrian

Production Design

William A. HorningJack Martin SmithMalcolm Brown

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

Loews Cineplex Entertainment

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

Academy ratio

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Wizard of Oz

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaG
HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel—Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, PlexAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU
HBO Max Amazon Channel, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema—Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTubeApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada
Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel—Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG
Stan, BINGE, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel—JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TVApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
India
——Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon VideoGoogle Play Movies, YouTube
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG
United KingdomU
AustraliaG
Germany0
FranceTP
Belgium14
BrazilL
DenmarkA

+14 more countries

Production

Director

Victor Fleming

Writers

Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, Noel Langley, Noel Langley, E.Y. Harburg

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Judy Garland photo

Judy Garland

Dorothy Gale

Ray Bolger photo

Ray Bolger

"Hunk" / Scarecrow

Jack Haley photo

Jack Haley

"Hickory" / Tin Man

Bert Lahr photo

Bert Lahr

"Zeke" / Cowardly Lion

Frank Morgan photo

Frank Morgan

Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz

Margaret Hamilton photo

Margaret Hamilton

Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West

Billie Burke photo

Billie Burke

Glinda

Charley Grapewin photo

Charley Grapewin

Uncle Henry

Pat Walshe photo

Pat Walshe

Nikko

Clara Blandick photo

Clara Blandick

Auntie Em

Terry photo

Terry

Toto

Adriana Caselotti photo

Adriana Caselotti

Juliet (voice) (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

witchadolescencedreamsbased on novel or booksecret identityliontornadotwisterscarecrowvillainmusicalkansas, usaimaginary landcowardlinessmonkey

External Links

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