---
title: 'The Wizard of Oz (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'King Vidor'
released: '1939-08-25'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wizard-of-oz-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wizard of Oz (1939)

1939 · G · 98 min · Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Music, Family · United States

Part of: Family Classics

## Synopsis

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind. The screenplay is credited to Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf, but includes contributions from other writers. The film stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. The music was composed by Harold Arlen and adapted by Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Edgar "Yip" Harburg.

## Credits

- **Director:** [King Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-vidor), [Victor Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-fleming)
- **Screenplay:** [Noel Langley](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-langley), [Edgar Allan Woolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-allan-woolf), [Florence Ryerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-ryerson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harold Arlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-arlen)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)
- **Editor:** [Blanche Sewell](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-sewell)

## Cast

- [Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry)
- [Clara Blandick](https://cinepixo.com/people/clara-blandick)
- [Meinhardt Raabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/meinhardt-raabe)
- [Billy Bletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bletcher)
- [Ray Bolger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-bolger)
- [Bert Lahr](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-lahr)
- [Charley Grapewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charley-grapewin)
- [Margaret Pellegrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-pellegrini)
- [Lois January](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-january)
- [Frank Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-morgan)
- [Adriana Caselotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriana-caselotti)
- [Billy Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-curtis)
- [Jack Haley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-haley)
- [Judy Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-garland) as Dorothy Gale
- [Jerry Maren](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-maren)

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Official site: http://thewizardofoz.warnerbros.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wizard-of-oz-1939
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