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Quick Info

Rating

7.6/10

Release1939

Runtime1h 42m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,777,000

Revenue$33,754,967

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

The Wizard of Oz

1939

1h 42m

7.6

Adventure

Fantasy

Family

Synopsis

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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