TheWizardofOzisa1939AmericanmusicalfantasyfilmmainlydirectedbyVictorFlemingandbasedonthe1900children’snovelTheWonderfulWizardofOzbyL.FrankBaum.ThefilmfeaturesJudyGarlandasDorothyGale,RayBolgerastheScarecrow,JackHaleyastheTinMan,BertLahrastheCowardlyLion,BillieBurkeasGlindatheGoodWitchoftheNorth,MargaretHamiltonastheWickedWitchoftheWest,andFrankMorganastheWizard.

　　ThefilmfollowsKansasgirlDorothyGalewholivesonherauntanduncle'sdepression-erafarmwhiledreamingofabetterplace.AtornadotransportsDorothy,herdogToto,andthefarmhousetothemagicalLandofOz.There,theGoodWitchoftheNorthadvisesDorothytofollowtheyellowbrickroadtoEmeraldCityandmeettheWizardofOz,whocanreturnhertoKansas.Duringherjourney,shemeetsaScarecrow,TinManandaCowardlyLion,whojoinher,hopingtoreceivewhattheylackthemselves(abrain,aheartandcourage,respectively).

　　Initially,TheWizardofOzwasconsideredacommercialflopinrelationtowhatwasthenconsidereditsenormousbudget,althoughitmadeasmallprofitandreceivedlargelyfavorablereviews.Itssongsbecamewidelypopular,however,with"OvertheRainbow"receivingtheOscarforBestSongoftheYear,andthefilmitselfgarneringseveralOscarnominations,includingBestPicture.Thefilmreceivedmuchmoreattentionafterfrequenttelevisionscreeningsandhassincebecomeoneofthemostbelovedfilmsofalltime.Itisoftenrankedamongthetoptenbestmoviesofall-timeinvariouscritics'andpopularpolls,andhasprovidedmanyindeliblequotestotheAmericanculturalconsciousness.Itssignaturesong,"OvertheRainbow,"sungbyJudyGarland,hasbeenvotedthegreatestmoviesongofalltimebytheAmericanFilmInstitute.

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