The Wizard of Oz

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VHS

The Wizard of Oz

Fleming, Victor, 1889-1949 (Added Author). LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987 (Added Author). Garland, Judy. (Actor). Bolger, Ray. (Actor). Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967 (Actor). Haley, Jack, 1899-1979 (Actor). Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 Wizard of Oz. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Loew's Incorporated. (Added Author). MGM/UA Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co. (Added Author).

Summary:

Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the wizard who can help her return home. On her way she meets a scarecrow who needs a brain, a tin man who wants a heart, and a cowardly lion who desperately needs courage. They all hope the Wizard of Oz will help them, before the Wicked Witch of the West catches up with them.

Record details

ISBN: 0792808169
ISBN: 9780792808169
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (1 hr., 43 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video : 1991.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Based on the book of the same title by L. Frank Baum.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director, Victor Fleming ; producer, Mervyn LeRoy ; screenplay, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf ; adaptation by Noel Langley from the book by L. Frank Baum ; musical adaptation by Herbert Stothart ; lyrics by E.Y. Harburg ; music, Harold Arlen ; musical numbers staged by Bobby Connolly ; photographed by Harold Rosson ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; special effects, Arnold Gillespie ; character make-ups created by Jack Dawn ; film editor, Blanche Sewell.
Participant or Performer Note:: Cast: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:: Videocassette release of the 1939 motion picture.
Target Audience Note:: Rated G.
System Details Note:: VHS format.
Language Note:: Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:: Special Academy Award for outstanding performance as a screen juvenile (Judy Garland), Oscars for best music, original score (Herbert Stothart) and best music, song (music, Harold Arlen, and lyrics, E.Y. Harburg).