Film

The Wizard of Oz 1939

Directed by Victor Fleming

  • Adventure, Fantasy, Family
  • 102 min
  • G

We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!

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.

AdventureFantasyFamilywitchadolescencedreamsbased on novel or booksecret identityliontornadotwisterscarecrowvillainmusicalkansas, usa

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