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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 92/100. Scores higher than 95% of the 66 1930s adventure movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic92/100
6,291 audience votes
Key crew
- Florence RyersonScreenplay
- Edgar Allan WoolfScreenplay
- Noel LangleyScreenplay
- Victor FlemingDirector
- Harold ArlenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Judy GarlandDorothy
- Ray BolgerScarecrow / Hunk
- Jack HaleyTin Man / Hickory
- Bert LahrCowardly Lion / Zeke
- Frank MorganOz / Professor Marvel
- Margaret HamiltonThe Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch
- Billie BurkeGlinda
- Clara BlandickAuntie Em
- Charley GrapewinUncle Henry
- Pat WalsheNikko
- TerryToto
- Adriana CaselottiJuliet (voice) (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
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