STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate U

Cast Judy Garland Ray Bolger Jack Haley Bert Lahr

Directors Victor Fleming

Screenwriters Noel Langley L Frank Baum Florence Ryerson Edgar Allan Woolf

Running Time 102 minutes

The Wizard of Oz (U)

Plot
Dorothy, a young girl living on a farm in Kansas, is swept up, with her little dog, in a tornado and set down in a magical land. Making friends along the way, she sets out to find the mythical Wizard of Oz who is apparently the only one who has the power to send her home.

Verdict
If you haven't seen this then you've never been stuck inside on a rainy Christmas/Easter/Bank holiday afternoon. The songs and magic are still fresh, even if it isn't quite knowing enough, perhaps, for today's young audiences.


Reviewer: Alan Morrison

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