How old is the "Wizard of oz " movie?

Answer 1

1939 ..

Answer 2

The very first wizard of oz movie was a silent film released in 1908.
The current movie that reruns all the time with Judy Garland was released in 1939.
This is a great web site for the history of OZ

Answer 3

"On August 7, 1939, The Wizard Of Oz was officially and legally copyrighted. It premiered at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin on August 12, 1939, and in Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theater on August 15, with a running time of 112 minutes."

Answer 4

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Since it was first released in 1939, through subsequent re-releases and annual television showings, THE WIZARD OF OZ has become an American classic. It was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture in 1939, possibly the most amazingly productive year in Hollywood history. In 1989, THE WIZARD OF OZ was one of the first movies ever named to the National Film Registry. To find out more about this effort to preserve our nation's film heritage see the Best Classic Movie Links page.

THE WIZARD OF OZ has not been colorized. The film was originally shot in both sepia-toned (which means brownish-tinted) black-and-white and Technicolor. The sequences in Kansas were in black-and-white and the Oz sequences were in Technicolor. Most of the people who remember THE WIZARD OF OZ being a black-and-white movie grew up watching it on black-and-white TVs, which of course, didn't differentiate between the Kansas and Oz sequences.

Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale with the ever-present Toto. Garland was awarded a special Oscar in 1940 for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile in this film. Though she would go on to make more than thirty more films in her career including many lavish MGM musicals, it is for this role that she is best remembered. Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg's Oscar-winning song from the film, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", became her personal theme song.

Cast List:
Dorothy Judy Garland
Hunk/ The Scarecrow Ray Bolger
Zeke/ The Cowardly Lion Bert Lahr
Hickory/ The Tin Woodsman Jack Haley
Glinda Billie Burke
Miss Gulch/ The Wicked Witch Margaret Hamilton
Uncle Henry Charley Grapewin
Auntie Em Clara Blandick
Nikko Pat Walsh
Prof. Marvel/ The Wizard/ Guard/ Coachman Frank Morgan
Munchkins The Singer Midgets
Monkey Officer Mitchell Lewis
Toto Terry the Dog

Academy Awards:
Best Picture Nomination Mervyn LeRoy
Best Art/Set Direction Nomination Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning
Best Cinematography Nomination (Color) Hal Rosson
Best Musical Scoring Oscar Herbert Stothart
Best Song Oscar "Over the Rainbow"
Harold Arlen (music), E.Y. Harburg (lyrics)
Best Special Effects Nomination A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer

Answer 5

1939

Answer 6

1939. But the COOL thing - have you ever listened to Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon while watching this movie? You start the CD on the second lion's roar on the MGM label when the movie is starting. It's amazing how the 2 go together!

Answer 7

1939

Answer 8

It was filmed in 1939 making it 67 years old

Answer 9

it was made in 1939 so it's 67 years old! I love this movie it relates a lot to every ones life because most times ppl want what they already have but don't believe they have it just like the scarecrow, cowardly lion, and the tinman!

Answer 10

It was released in 1939. It failed to win an Oscar due to the release of Gone With The Wind.

Answer 11

It was released in 1939.