Total Film (October 24, 2005). "Film news Who is the greatest?". TotalFilm.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008 . Retrieved March 6, 2010. In 2014, independent film company Clarius Entertainment released a big-budget animated musical film, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, [138] which follows Dorothy's second trip to Oz. The film fared poorly at the box office and was received negatively by critics, largely for its plot and unmemorable musical numbers. The Wizard of Oz (1939, U.S.)". Kiddiematinee.com. November 3, 1956. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010 . Retrieved March 6, 2010. After the preview in San Luis Obispo in early July, the film was officially released in August 1939 at its current 101-minute running time.

The Wizard of Oz received widespread acclaim upon its release. Writing for The New York Times, Frank Nugent considered the film a "delightful piece of wonder-working which had the youngsters' eyes shining and brought a quietly amused gleam to the wiser ones of the oldsters. Not since Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has anything quite so fantastic succeeded half so well." [99] Nugent had issues with some of the film's special effects: Wizard of Oz' Goes 3D for W.B. 90th Celebration". ETonline.com. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012 . Retrieved November 2, 2012.

Main article: Musical selections in The Wizard of Oz Herbert Stothart conducting the MGM Studio Orchestra for The Wizard of Oz, which was recorded at the MGM studios Harmetz, Aljean (1998). The Making of the Wizard of Oz: Movie Magic and Studio Power in the Prime of MGM. Hyperion. ISBN 978-0-7868-8352-3. Cullinane, Susannah (July 21, 2021). "University finds missing Dorothy dress from 'The Wizard of Oz' ". WLS-TV . Retrieved July 24, 2021– via CNN. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/the-misery-of-oz-how-hollywood-starved-its-great-star/30555965.html

a b "To See The Wizard Oz on Stage and Film". Library of Congress. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018 . Retrieved April 16, 2011.a b " 'I'll ruin you': Judy Garland on being groped and harassed by powerful Hollywood men". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved May 25, 2021. The Wizard of Oz: An American Fairy Tale". Library of Congress. April 21, 2000. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016 . Retrieved December 29, 2017. In 1975, a comic book adaptation of the film titled MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz was released. It was the first co-production between DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Marvel planned a series of sequels based on the subsequent novels. The first, The Marvelous Land of Oz, was published later that year. The next, The Marvelous Ozma of Oz was expected to be released the following year but never came to be. [130] Promo and lengthy 'Good News of 1939' broadcast, and trailers. There is a leaflet with a code for a

The film was re-released by Fathom Events on January 27, 29, 30, 2019, and February 3 and 5, 2019, as part of its 80th anniversary. It also had a one-week theatrical engagement in Dolby Cinema on October 25, 2019, to commemorate the anniversary. [97] Julien Wilk (February 28, 2010). "LaserDisc Database – Search: Wizard of Oz". Lddb.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012 . Retrieved March 6, 2010. a b "Claims that Wizard of Oz munchkins molested Judy Garland deserve a response". ABC News. April 4, 2018 . Retrieved May 25, 2021. The film returned to theaters on June 5 and 6, 2022 to celebrate Judy Garland's 100th birthday. [98] Reception [ edit ] Critical response [ edit ]

I guess the part that "gets" me about the movie is how the writers made it pretty plain that the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion really already had what they thought they were missing; that their respective problems were in misapprehending their own complete natures. That's a powerful statement for many of us. I found myself most touched in scenes where the Scarecrow was showing wisdom, the Tin Man feeling deeply ("...when I think of Dorothy in that awful place..."), and the Lion...well, maybe accomplishing this effect was harder in his case...what *is* true courage?