THE
WIZARD OF OZ
M-G-M, 1939  Garland's
Dorothy Gale is transported from her black-and-white Kansas home to the colorful land of
Oz via tornado. From here she journeys down the Yellow Brick Road and is helped by a
Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion on their way to see the Wizard. The Harold
Arlen/Yip Harburg score is highlighted by "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
THRILLING MOMENTS: |
 | A cyclone hits Kansas,
knocking Dorothy (Garland) unconscious. |
| The winged monkeys are unleashed
by the Wicked Witch of the West. |
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| PRINCIPAL CAST |
Judy Garland, Frank Morgan |
| DIRECTOR |
Victor Fleming |
| PRODUCER |
Mervyn LeRoy |
| SCREENWRITERS |
Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson,
Edgar Allan Woolf |
AFI's
Number 4 Movie Quote
|
| Toto,
I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. |
|
AFI's
Number 23
Movie Quote |
| There's
no place like home. |
|
AFI's
Number 99
Movie Quote |
| I'll
get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too! |
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|
 This
film ranked 6
on the AFI Top 100.
This film ranked 32
on the EW Top 100.
This film ranked 43
on the AFI Top 100 Thrills.
The
Wicked Witch of the West ranked 4
on the AFI Top 50 Villains.
"Over the Rainbow" ranked
1
on the AFI Top 100 Songs.
"Ding Dong the Witch
is Dead" ranked
82
on the AFI Top 100 Songs.
This film ranked 26
on the AFI Top 100 Cheers.
This film ranked 3
on the AFI Top 25 Musicals.
This
film ranked 10
on the AFl Top 100 - 10 year
Anniversary.
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