The Wizard Of Oz
Dorothy meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home after tornado rips through Kansas.
4 June 1876, on board an American ship in Hong Kong
17 November 1933, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 March 1918, San Francisco, California, USA
3 April 1902, Stolpen, Germany
2 April 1908, Belleville, Illinois, USA
20 January 1896, New York City, New York, USA
20 December 1869, Xenia, Ohio, USA
January 1, 1912 in New York, New York, USA
January 17, 1925 in Oklahoma, USA
24 January 1920, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
23 July 1918, Rush City, Minnesota, USA
21 September 1918, Prakfalva, Austria-Hungary [now Prakovce, Slovakia]
27 June 1909, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
18 February 1908, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
13 August 1895, New York City, New York, USA
2 July 1914, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 December 1902, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
10 August 1897, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
January 31, 1887 in Curragh, Ireland
1 June 1890, New York City, New York, USA
22 November 1897, London, England, UK
4 June 1914, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
October 5, 1912 in McAllen, Texas, USA
16 May 1916, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
24 September 1894, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
26 July 1900, New York City, New York, USA
September 11, 2014
The central themes of illusions, dreams and going on an extraordinary adventure all the better to come home and appreciate what you have there are enduring.
November 15, 2013
One of Hollywood's quintessential productions, this musical adaptation of L Frank Baum's classic fable is probably the most beloved fantasy film of all time and the ultimate family picture.
September 14, 2014
Anyone who can refrain from weeping as Dorothy cries "Aunty Em, I'm frightened!" deserves to be locked in a tower for all eternity.
September 19, 2013
The blend of old-fashioned, classic storytelling with cutting-edge technology is undeniably enthralling.
April 30, 2016
[VIDEO ESSAY] As thick with allegory as any Shakespeare play, "The Wizard of Oz" is the greatest children's movie ever made, and that probably ever will be made.
September 19, 2013
The result is quite stunning and a lot less gimmicky than it could have been.
September 20, 2013
In truth, any opportunity to see the film on the big screen is welcome.
September 12, 2014
Seventy-five years on, it hasn't dated in the slightest.
September 19, 2013
The greatest American movie fantasy.
September 19, 2013
Knowing that it was made without a single computer, and entirely by human ingenuity, makes it all the more worthy of marveling at, 75 years and an added dimension later.
August 21, 2015
Judy Garland is perfectly cast as Dorothy. She is as clever a little actress as she is a singer and her special style of vocalizing is ideally adapted to the music of the picture.
