The Wizard of Oz 1939 123movies

Watch: The Wizard of Oz 1939 123movies, Full Movie Online – When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and on the way they meet a Scarecrow who wants a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The Wizard asks them to bring him the Wicked Witch of the West’s broom to earn his help..
Plot: 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.
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	8.1/10 Votes: 399,653
	98% | RottenTomatoes
	92/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 4721 Popularity: 70.362 | TMDB

Reviews:

5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My personal favorite non-Disney produced film of all time as well as my personal idol for “melt” movies.

‘Oh, Auntie Em, there’s no place like home!’
— Dorothy Gale

There were two beloved and highly fabled films that my immediate family and I—while in the comforts of our home—never missed during the Easter holiday weekend of each year: The Ten Commandments (ABC), and The Wizard of Oz (CBS) – an unsurpassed duo of the most tremendously blessed movies in motion picture history.

Many a generational – both past and present – has already seen this musical masterpiece, whether in its original film format, or in its stage adaptation. And without a doubt, it will continue to amaze future generations. Iconic and mesmerizing, The Wizard of Oz (produced during the Great Depression era) is a classic on so many great levels: Screenplay; cinematography; set design; costumes; beautiful Technicolor; the award-winning songs of Herbert Stothart (score), and Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg (lyrics: the pair wrote “Over the Rainbow”); cutting edge special effects … And superior performances. Yet another cinematic honoree in the Library of Congress National Film Registry, Langley, Ryerson, and Woolf’s The Wizard of Oz is set in stone as one of the greatest efforts in motion picture storytelling to ever be released for general viewing … Not to mention one of the most mimicked.

The cast includes: Judy Garland as our beloved and resilient protagonist Dorothy; Frank Morgan, starring in a quintet of roles: The Wizard, Professor Marvel, the Doorman, the Cabbie, and the Guard; Bert Lahr, in his memorable roles as both Zeke and the Cowardly Lion; Jack Haley as both Hickory and the Tin Man; Ray Bolger as both Hunk and the Scarecrow … And let us not forget the legendary Margaret Hamilton, as both Miss Gulch and The Wicked Witch of the West. These, in addition to a second to none list of supporting players, make for one exceptionally performed ensemble. Outstanding creativity. Exquisite direction.

It was not my wish, as I composed this review, to go into detail (not even minorly) concerning the plot here, because, as I’d indicated earlier, many a generational has already witnessed this filmed phenomenon. And for me to have rehashed a summary of its plot would have been simply redundant.

Directed by Academy Award-winner Victor Fleming (Gone with the Wind), The Wizard of Oz will always have the authority to command my love, my admiration, my awe, and my fascination. Always.

Five out of five well-earned stars.

Finding Her Way Back Home — To Our Hearts.
Even with the advance of special effects there will never be a movie as honest and as true to its heart as THE WIZARD OF OZ, with the exception of THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY. But since the latter is too new, it can’t be compared to the former. Everyone at one point of their lives, especially as children, has seen this film and has experienced the emotions that Dorothy experienced, the terror of entering the Wicked Witch’s lair, her transition from little girl to wise young woman, and this incredible world that L. Frank Baum created and Hollywood perfected.

What makes a great movie? The experience that you are watching it for the very first time, whether you were seven years old or an adult living in an adult world. This film is one of those. Even when as an adult I can see some of the cracks peeking through and some lapses in continuity, who cares? The tornado ripping through the cornfields is as real as the real ones I have seen even though is was really muslin. The moment that the sepia-tones from the Kansas segment peel away and Dorothy opens the door of her house and I saw the bright colors of Oz I knew I was there. The story had enveloped me now, as it had did back then. In my world, this is an utterly, fantastic film.

And what is Oz, by the way? Well, from a little girl (and the child in all of us), it’s that place where our imagination runs wild, where everything is perfect, where there is no tomorrow and a yellow brick road will take us to that perfect place filled with song. It’s that place where we feel we will belong, and who as a child didn’t feel like we were out of place? Notice I repeat the word ‘place’ because this is so much about placement, places, our place and therefore, our own self-expression, our own sense of self. Who hasn’t wanted to “seek a place of one’s own’ where light and love prevailed only to return back to where we came from, stronger and wiser? Its message is so universal. Truly, there is no place like home.

Timing is crucial for the symbolic success of this movie as well. Still in the middle of the Depression years, when unemployment was at an all time high, it focuses not just on the harshness of keeping a farm, but then throwing a parent-less girl into a strange land who finds a foster mother of sorts who would tell her that the way back home would not be an easy one. Glinda the Good represents this character, the same way, the Wicked Witch of the West represents the darker forces that watch her every move and aggressively try to trip her up. This is quite a lot on the shoulders of a little girl, and having Judy Garland — not yet the major star but just on the brink of becoming one — play Dorothy Gale has become casting history. In 1939 she was about seventeen, fresh-faced, innocent and vulnerable: she is Dorothy, and we can’t imagine anyone else, not even nearly 70 years later.

And speaking of casting, it was genius to have the actors playing Dorothy’s friends and enemies in Kansas also show up in Oz. Since the movie is so much like a dream, it’s more than logical: many people in our lives sometimes show up in dreams — it’s even in books about dreams. That they also represent that which not only they, but Dorothy most of all, lacks — courage, love, and wisdom — makes their appearances even more intrinsic to the story, so when they grow as characters, so do we, and of course, so does Dorothy.

THE WIZARD OF OZ is timeless. So simple, so honest, but so deep in its messages about love and self-discovery. All of the actors including the veteran Billie Burke would be remembered the most for their roles here more than any other movie. The set direction is made to look as close to a storybook; all that is missing are the page frames. There isn’t a false move here, and all those back-stories… well, their okay to read but for the cinema lover looking for magic, it’s all here, in about two hours of pure entertainment.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 2777000
Revenue 33754967
Status Released
Rated G
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy
Writer Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf
Actors Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger
Country United States
Awards Won 2 Oscars. 14 wins & 16 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Sound System: The Voice of Action), Dolby Digital (2005 re-issue)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera Bell & Howell 2709, Technicolor Three-Strip Camera
Laboratory Technicolor (color)
Film Length 2,339 m, 2,794.1 m (10 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm (Sepia Tones), 35 mm (Three-Strip Technicolor)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2019 remaster), Digital Intermediate (4K) (Sepia Tones), Dolby Vision, Technicolor, Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm (Sepia Tones), 35 mm (Technicolor)