The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

Feb 20, 1990

0h 52m

★ 8.3

Overview

Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of the film.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Turner Entertainment Co.

Jack Haley Jr. Productions

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic Trailers

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Cast

Self / Host

Angela Lansbury

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Ray Bolger

Self (archive footage)

Bert Lahr

Self (archive footage)

Jack Haley

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Hamilton

Self (archive footage)

Frank Morgan

Self (archive footage)

Billie Burke

Self (archive footage)

Mervyn LeRoy

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Freed

Self (archive footage)

Buddy Ebsen

Self (archive footage)

Victor Fleming

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7.0

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This iconic American story was written in 1900 by L Frank Baum, a Chicago businessman, journalist, chicken breeder, actor, boutique owner, Hollywood movie director and lifelong fan of all things innovative and technological. His life spanned an era of remarkable invention and achievement in America and many of these developments helped to fuel this great storyteller's imagination. His ambition was to create the first genuine American fairytale and the story continues to fascinate, inspire and engage millions of fans of all ages from all over the world. This documentary explores how The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has come to symbolise the American Dream and includes previously unseen footage from the Baum family archives, still photographs and clips from the early Oz films, as well as interviews with family members, literary experts and American historians as it tells the story of one man's life in parallel to the development of modern America.

5.0

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Ian Stahlhut's 1992 documentary of Judy Garland's 1964 Australian Tour.

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6.5

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This production consists an abbreviated script and highlights most musical numbers from the 1939 film.

5.0

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Jan 1, 1978

A short promotional film on the making of “The Wiz” (1978). Includes a brief history of Oz portrayals in film and behind the scenes interviews.

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The Whimsical World of Oz

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A promotional piece for the Disney film "Return to Oz", that also traces the history of the Oz books and films.

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A look into how L. Frank Baum's classic novel was transformed into one of the most beloved films of all time including archival interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and rare musical outtakes.

10.0

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Jan 1, 1995

Behind the scenes in the making of “The Wizard of Oz on Ice”.

0.0

Oz: The American Fairyland

Jun 7, 1997

The first part tells of the life and works of L. Frank Baum, along with his career as a writer and filmmaker, centering on the creation of Oz. This portion continues with the effect of Oz after his death, with novelties, dolls, radio, stage, and screen adaptions, and advertising gimmicks based on his work, culminating with MGM's Wizard of Oz (1939). While discussing some of the major alterations between the book and the film, such as MGM making Baum's real-life adventure a dream. The second half is about interpretation of Oz by other artists, including Helen Kish, Barry Moser, Barry Mahon, Evelyn Copelman, Robert Tonner, Robin Woods, Michael Hague, Lizbeth Zwerger, Pavel Arsyenov, and Charles Santore. The documentary concludes with an analysis of Baum's work and its profound effect on American culture.

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9.0

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0.0

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BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum that have survived as well as the 1939 film with Judy Garland, and interviews with such enthusiasts as Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Geoffrey Ryman and Nora Ephron.

6.0

Who Stole the Ruby Slippers?

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A classic Hollywood whodunnit mystery. “Who Stole the Ruby Slippers?” is an investigative look into the 2005 theft of an original pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the classic film “The Wizard of Oz”.

5.3

VeggieTales: The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's

Oct 9, 2007

Meet Darby (Junior Asparagus), the son of a Kansas floss farmer who, more than anything else in the world, just wants to have fun. When he learns about the Wonderful Land Of Ha's - an amusement park with all the fixin's - and its mysterious Wizard who promises to make his dreams come true, Darby is determined to go. But when his father tells him he's needed to help with the harvest, Darby decides that nothing is going to stop him and he makes a choice that will change his life forever. With his pet dog Tutu by his side, Darby flees the farm and sets off to find the Wonderful Land Of Ha's. Along the way he meets a bored scarecrow (Mr. Lunt), a tin man (Larry the Cucumber) who wants to ride roller coasters and a lion (Pa Grape) that craves cotton candy. Each with their own dreams, they set off to see the Wizard.

7.6

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Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.

6.7

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Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.