Cinematic background from The Wizard of Oz 1939 - 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.

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Directors:
Victor Fleming, King Vidor
Writers:
Herbert Fields, Jack Mintz, Bert Lahr, L. Frank Baum, Ogden Nash, Sid Silvers, Arthur Freed, Jack Haley, John Lee Mahin, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Florence Ryerson, Robert Pirosh, Noel Langley, E.Y. Harburg, William H. Cannon, Irving Brecher, Samuel Hoffenstein, George Seaton, Edgar Allan Woolf
Official poster of The Wizard of Oz 1939 directed by [object Object], [object Object]
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A child with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A man standing next to a trash can in the middle of a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A view of a garden with a pond and a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A person walking down a dirt road near a fence; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman and a dog walking down a wooden bridge; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A man in a green suit and a black tie standing in front of a man in a metal suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A path in the middle of a forest at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An older man and a young woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A large group of people in green costumes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – The wizard of oz painting of scarecrow , dorothy , and the dog; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – Two women dressed up as glinda the good and the witch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An older man wearing a hat and a hat case; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman sitting next to a dog on a rocking chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An old photo of a woman riding a bike; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An empty room with a mirror and a door; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A large group of people in green shirts and green hats; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A group of people standing around a fountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A painting of a yellow brick road leading to a castle; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A yellow brick road leading to a house in the middle of the forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A group of people walking down a yellow path in front of a green building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An old time farm scene with a man working on an old pump; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A young woman in an old fashioned dress with her hand up to her forehead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman holding a dog in her arms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A young girl in a dress is standing by a railing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman with long hair and a bow in her hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A man in a green costume with a mustache; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – The wizard of oz is depicted in this painting; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman holding a siamese cat in her arms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A young woman with long hair wearing a white dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A forest filled with red flowers and trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman standing in front of a forest filled with red flowers; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A young girl in a white dress holding a blue object; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A person standing in a room with a glass window; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman sleeping on top of a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A man riding a bike down a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a wine glass; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman walking down a yellow brick road with a black cat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman laying in a field of flowers with a fan in front of her face; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An old man and a young woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman standing next to an apple tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – The tin man from the wizard of oz is dressed in costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A group of people dressed in green are sitting in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An old woman riding a bike through a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman with long red pigtails wearing a blue and white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman holding a small dog while sitting next to two other women; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A crowd of people in green costumes and a hot air balloon in the sky; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman sitting next to a man dressed as the wizard of oz; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A couple of women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman standing in front of a mirror with mountains in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A small dog standing next to a person; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – An older man and a young woman are talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A woman in a dress looking in a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – The face of a scarecrow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A group of people dressed in green costumes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming – A man and a woman are in a basket; Wide shot, Low angle