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The Wizard of Oz produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a musical fantasy movie. This film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and it is one of the greatest movies in the history of cinema and one of the most seen movies in history.

The Wizard of Oz is an adaption of a children’s book; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. The film is directed by Victor Fleming and stars Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale. The film was released on August 1939 and re-released in 1949 and it was a critical success.

During the first release, the film earned earnings of $3,017,000 worldwide and in 1949 it grossed an additional $1.5 million. The screenplay of this movie received credit and the lines are the sources of the many quotes. The storytelling, musical score, and unforgettable characters of this fantasy film made the film an icon of American culture. The film was nominated for Academy Awards but lost to Gone which was also directed by Fleming.