The Wizard of Oz Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

August 25, 1939

Distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Fantasy

Rating

Budget

$2,777,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$24,438,411 + $969,000 = $25,407,411

Cast

Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Jerry Maren, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Ruth Duccini, Clara Blandick, Charley Grapewin, Margaret Pellegrini, Pat Walshe, Clarence Swensen

1922-1969

Judy Garland

as Dorothy Gale

1902-1985

Margaret Hamilton

as Miss Almira Gulch/The Wicked

1920-2018

Jerry Maren

as Lollipop Guild/Munchkin

1904-1987

Ray Bolger

as Hunk/Scarecrow

1895-1967

Bert Lahr

as Zeke/Cowardly Lion

1884-1970

Billie Burke

as Glinda the Good Witch of the

1898-1979

Jack Haley

as Hickory/Tin Man

1890-1949

Frank Morgan

as Professor Marvel/The Wizard/D

1918-2014

Ruth Duccini

as Munchkin Villager

1880-1962

Clara Blandick

as Aunt Em

1869-1956

Charley Grapewin

as Uncle Henry

1923-2013

Margaret Pellegrini

as Munchkin Villager

1900-1991

Pat Walshe

as Nikko

1917-2009

Clarence Swensen

as Munchkin Villager

About The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy Gale is swept away from her home in Kansas to the magical Land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home and help her friends as well.

About

A young girl named Dorothy gets transported from Kansas to the magical world of Oz and has to find a way to get back home.

Trivia

The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score. Judy Garland's signature song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" has since been adapted by many artists and performed in several different languages.