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    Wizard Of Oz (The) (Blu-ray) (1939)

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    Gaiety! Glory! Glamour!

    Director: Victor Fleming

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    Blu-ray ALL America - (Warner Bros Home Entertainment - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)
    Blu-ray ALL Spain - (Warner Home Video)
    Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - (Warner Home Video)
    Blu-ray B Benelux - (Warner Home Video)

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    Blu-ray ALL America - (Warner Bros Home Entertainment - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE
    *The Movie
    Audio commentary by film historian John Fricke, film director Sydney Pollack and actors Barbara Freed-Saltzman, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton, John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Hamilton Meserve, Dona Massin, William Tuttle, Buddy Ebsen and Jerry Maren and producer Mervyn LeRoy
    "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Storybook" featurette (10:27)
    "Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration Of Oz" featurette (11:27)
    "We Haven’t Really Met Properly…" biographies (21:19)
    Isolated music score and effects track
    Sing-along
    "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic" documentary (50:51)
    "Memories Of Oz" featurette (27:36)
    "The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" featurette (29:43)
    "Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz" featurette (25:03)
    "Harold Arlen’s Home Movies" movie excerpts (4:39)
    Outtakes and deleted scenes (14:19):
    - "If I Only Had A Brain - Scarecrow Dance" (~5min)
    - "If I Only Had A Heart - Buddy Ebsen Audio Track" (~1min)
    - "Triumphal Return To Emerald City" (~2min)
    - "Over The Rainbow Reprise" (~2min)
    - "The Jitterbug" (~4min)
    "It’s a Twister, It’s a Twister: The Tornado Tests - Special Effects Sequences" featurette (8:16)
    "Off To See The Wizard" cartoons: (3:56)
    - "The Cowardly Lion Needs A Light"
    - "The Tin Man Creaks"
    - "The Scarecrow Sneezes"
    - "Toto Gets A Bone"
    - "Wizard Gets A Sign"
    - "Wizard Gets A Crystal Ball"
    - "Gypsy Shows Wizard Cards - It's All In The Cards"
    - "Wizard Walks Through Door"
    "From The Vault" featurettes:
    - "Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power" (10:29)
    - "Excerpt From 1939 Cavalcade Of Academy Awards" (2:13)
    - "Texas Contest Winners" (1:25)
    "Audio Vault":
    - "The Jukebox" audio clips: (~70min)
    -- "Over The Rainbow - Various Takes"
    -- "Munchkinland Medley - Rehearsal Recordings"
    -- "Munchkinland Medley - Sequence Recordings"
    -- "Munchkinland Medley - Voice Tests And Rehearsal Tracks"
    -- "If I Only Had A Brain - Various Takes"
    -- "We're Off To See The Wizard - Various Takes"
    -- "If I Only Had A Heart"
    -- "If I Only Had The Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard - Various Takes"
    -- "Emerald City/The Merry Old Land Of Oz"
    -- "If I Were King Of The Forest - Various Takes"
    -- "The Jitterbug - Various Takes & Rehearsal Recording"
    -- "Over The Rainbow/Triumphal Return To Emerald City"
    -- "Kansas Underscoring - Kansas Sequences"
    -- "Munchkinland Underscoring - Munchkinland Sequence"
    -- "The Road To Oz Underscoring - Dorothy Meets The Scarecrow, Tin Man & The Cowardly Lion"
    -- "Emerald City Underscoring - Emerald City Sequence"
    -- "The Witch's Castle Underscoring - The Witch's Castle"
    -- "Finale Underscoring - Finale"
    - "Leo Is On The Air!" radio trailer (12:13)
    - "Good News Of 1939" radio broadcast (60:53)
    - "Lux Radio Theater" radio broadcast (60:46)
    Photo galleries:
    - "Oz on Broadway"
    - "Pre-MGM"
    - "Sketches and Storyboards"
    - "Costume and Makeup Tests"
    - "Richard Thorpe's Oz"
    - "Buddy Ebsen"
    - "Oz Comes to Life"
    - "Behind the Scenes"
    - "Portraits"
    - "Special Effects"
    - "Post Production"
    - "Deleted Scenes"
    - "Original Publicity"
    - "8/15/1939 Hollywood Premiere"
    - "8/17/1939 New York Premiere"
    - "2/29/1940 Academy Awards Ceremony"
    - "Oz Abroad"
    - "Oz Revivals"
    6 Theatrical trailers:
    - "What Is Oz? (1939)" teaser trailer (~1min)
    - "B&W Loews Cairo (1940)" trailer (1:57)
    - "Re-Issue (1949)" trailer (~3min)
    - "Grown Up (1949)" trailer (~2min)
    - "Children's Matinee (1970)" trailer (~1min)
    - "Warner Bros. Theatrical Re-Issue (1998)" trailer (~1min)

    DISC TWO
    "Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman" documentary (34:08)
    "L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind The Curtain" featurette (27:45)
    "Hollywood Celebrates its Biggest Little Stars!" featurette (10:23)
    "The Dreamer of Oz (1990)" TV movie (92:48)
    "Baum Adaptations":
    - "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (1910)" short (13:18)
    - "The Wizard Of Oz (1933)" animated short (8:12)
    "His Majesty, The Scarecrow Of Oz (1914)" movie (59:07)
    "The Magic Cloak Of Oz (1914)" movie (43:15)
    "The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)" movie (50:43)
    "The Wizard Of Oz (1925)" movie (71:53)

    DISC THREE - SIDE A (DVD)
    "MGM: When the Lion Roars - Part 1" documentary (~180min)

    DISC THREE - SIDE B (DVD)
    "MGM: When the Lion Roars - Part 2" documentary (~180min)

    DISC FOUR
    *The Movie (Digital copy)
  • Subtitles:
    Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German HoH, Italian HoH, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (South America) and Swedish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p 24fps VC-1
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
    English Dolby Digital 1.0
    French Dolby Digital 1.0
    German Dolby Digital 1.0
    Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
    Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0
    Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
  • Case type:
    Special Case
  • Notes:
    Comes in a large box with a limited edition 70th anniversary watch with genuine crystals, a reproduction of the original 1939 campaign book, a 52-page commemorative book and a replica of the original movie budget.
    Also available in a 3 Disc Emerald Edition (which excludes the Digital Copy and non disc related extras - see note above) and a 1 Disc 70th Anniversary Edition which is Disc One as detailed above.
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    Blu-ray ALL Spain - (Warner Home Video)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE (BLU-RAY)
    *The Movie
    Audio commentary by film historian John Fricke, film director Sydney Pollack and actors Barbara Freed-Saltzman, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton, John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Hamilton Meserve, Dona Massin, William Tuttle, Buddy Ebsen and Jerry Maren and producer Mervyn LeRoy
    "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Storybook" featurette (10:27)
    "Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration Of Oz" featurette (11:27)
    "We Haven’t Really Met Properly…" biographies (21:23)
    Isolated music score and effects track
    Sing-along
    "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic" documentary (50:49)
    "Memories Of Oz" featurette (27:39)
    "The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" featurette (29:45)
    "Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz" featurette (25:05)
    "Harold Arlen’s Home Movies" movie excerpts (4:40)
    Outtakes and deleted scenes (with 'Play all' option - 14:20):
    - "If I Only Had A Brain - Scarecrow Dance" (4:37)
    - "If I Only Had A Heart - Buddy Ebsen Audio Track" (1:36)
    - "Triumphal Return To Emerald City" (1:54)
    - "Over The Rainbow Reprise" (2:08)
    - "The Jitterbug" (4:05)
    "It’s a Twister, It’s a Twister: The Tornado Tests - Special Effects Sequences" featurette (8:17)
    "Off To See The Wizard" cartoons (3:57)
    "From The Vault" featurettes:
    - "Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power" (10:31)
    - "Excerpt From 1939 Cavalcade Of Academy Awards" (2:14)
    - "Texas Contest Winners" (1:26)
    "Audio Vault":
    - 18 "The Jukebox" audio clips: (70:04)
    - "Leo Is On The Air!" radio trailer (12:26)
    - "Good News Of 1939" radio broadcast (61:02)
    - "Lux Radio Theater" radio broadcast (60:49)
    Photo galleries:
    - "Oz on Broadway"
    - "Pre-MGM"
    - "Sketches and Storyboards"
    - "Costume and Makeup Tests"
    - "Richard Thorpe's Oz"
    - "Buddy Ebsen"
    - "Oz Comes to Life"
    - "Behind the Scenes"
    - "Portraits"
    - "Special Effects"
    - "Post Production"
    - "Deleted Scenes"
    - "Original Publicity"
    - "8/15/1939 Hollywood Premiere"
    - "8/17/1939 New York Premiere"
    - "2/29/1940 Academy Awards Ceremony"
    - "Oz Abroad"
    - "Oz Revivals"
    6 Theatrical trailers:
    - "What Is Oz? (1939)" teaser trailer (0:32)
    - "B&W Loews Cairo (1940)" trailer (1:59)
    - "Re-Issue (1949)" trailer (2:50)
    - "Grown Up (1949)" trailer (2:22)
    - "Children's Matinee (1970)" trailer (1:35)
    - "Warner Bros. Theatrical Re-Issue (1998)" trailer (2:05)

    DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
    "Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman" documentary (34:08)
    "L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind The Curtain" featurette (27:45)
    "Hollywood Celebrates its Biggest Little Stars!" featurette (10:23)
    "The Dreamer of Oz (1990)" TV movie (92:48)
    "Baum Adaptations":
    - "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (1910)" short (13:18)
    - "The Wizard Of Oz (1933)" animated short (8:13)
    "His Majesty, The Scarecrow Of Oz (1914)" movie (59:07)
    "The Magic Cloak Of Oz (1914)" movie (43:15)
    "The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)" movie (50:43)
    "The Wizard Of Oz (1925)" movie (71:53)
  • Subtitles:
    Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Italian HoH, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p 24fps VC-1
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
    English Dolby Digital 1.0
    French Dolby Digital 1.0
    German Dolby Digital 1.0
    Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
    Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0
    Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
  • Case type:
    2-Disc Keep Case

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    Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - (Warner Home Video)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE (BLU-RAY)
    *The Movie
    Audio commentary by film historian John Fricke, film director Sydney Pollack and actors Barbara Freed-Saltzman, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton, John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Hamilton Meserve, Dona Massin, William Tuttle, Buddy Ebsen and Jerry Maren and producer Mervyn LeRoy
    "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Storybook" featurette (10:27)
    "Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration Of Oz" featurette (11:27)
    "We Haven’t Really Met Properly…" biographies (21:23)
    Isolated music score and effects track
    Sing-along
    "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic" documentary (50:49)
    "Memories Of Oz" featurette (27:39)
    "The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" featurette (29:45)
    "Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz" featurette (25:05)
    "Harold Arlen’s Home Movies" movie excerpts (4:40)
    5 Outtakes and deleted scenes (4:37)
    "It’s a Twister, It’s a Twister: The Tornado Tests - Special Effects Sequences" featurette (8:17)
    "Off To See The Wizard" cartoons (3:57)
    "From The Vault" featurettes:
    - "Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power" (10:31)
    - "Excerpt From 1939 Cavalcade Of Academy Awards" (2:14)
    - "Texas Contest Winners" (1:26)
    "Audio Vault":
    - "The Jukebox" audio clips (~70min)
    - "Leo Is On The Air!" radio trailer (12:26)
    - "Good News Of 1939" radio broadcast (61:02)
    - "Lux Radio Theater" radio broadcast (60:00)
    18 Photo galleries
    6 Theatrical trailers
    Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Italian HoH, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish subtitles
    1080p 24fps VC-1
    English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
    English Dolby Digital 1.0
    French Dolby Digital 1.0
    German Dolby Digital 1.0
    Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
    Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0
    Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0

    DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
    "Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman" documentary (34:08)
    "L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind The Curtain" featurette (27:45)
    "Hollywood Celebrates its Biggest Little Stars!" featurette (10:23)
    "The Dreamer of Oz (1990)" TV movie (92:48)
    "Baum Adaptations":
    - "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (1910)" short (13:18)
    - "The Wizard Of Oz (1933)" animated short (8:13)
    "His Majesty, The Scarecrow Of Oz (1914)" movie (59:07)
    "The Magic Cloak Of Oz (1914)" movie (43:15)
    "The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)" movie (50:43)
    "The Wizard Of Oz (1925)" movie (71:53)

    DISC THREE (DVD)
    *The Movie
    Audio commentary by film historian John Fricke, film director Sydney Pollack and actors Barbara Freed-Saltzman, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton, John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Hamilton Meserve, Dona Massin, William Tuttle, Buddy Ebsen and Jerry Maren and producer Mervyn LeRoy
    "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Storybook" featurette
    "Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration Of Oz" featurette
    "We Haven’t Really Met Properly…" biographies
    Danish, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish subtitles
    4:3 Non-Anamorphic PAL
    English Dolby Digital 5.1
    English Dolby Digital 1.0
    German Dolby Digital 1.0
    Polish Dolby Digital 1.0
    Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p 24fps
  • Case type:
    Special Case

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    Blu-ray B Benelux - (Warner Home Video)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE
    *The Movie
    Audio commentary by film historian John Fricke, film director Sydney Pollack and actors Barbara Freed-Saltzman, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton, John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Hamilton Meserve, Dona Massin, William Tuttle, Buddy Ebsen and Jerry Maren and producer Mervyn LeRoy
    "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Storybook" featurette (~10min)
    "Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration Of Oz" featurette (~11min)
    "We Haven’t Really Met Properly…" biographies (~22min)
    Isolated music score and effects track
    Sing-along
    "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic" documentary (~51min)
    "Memories Of Oz" featurette (~28min)
    "The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" featurette (~30min)
    "Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz" featurette (~25min)
    "Harold Arlen’s Home Movies" movie excerpts (~5min)
    Outtakes and deleted scenes (~15min)
    "It’s a Twister, It’s a Twister: The Tornado Tests - Special Effects Sequences" featurette (~8min)
    "Off To See The Wizard" cartoons (~4min)
    "From The Vault" featurettes (~15min)
    "Audio Vault" audio clips, radio broadcasts and radio trailer
    Photo galleries
    Trailers

    DISC TWO
    "Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman" documentary (~34min)
    "L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind The Curtain" featurette (~28min)
    "Hollywood Celebrates its Biggest Little Stars!" featurette (~10min)
    "The Dreamer of Oz (1990)" TV movie (~93min)
    "Baum Adaptations":
    - "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (1910)" short (~13min)
    - "The Wizard Of Oz (1933)" animated short
    "His Majesty, The Scarecrow Of Oz (1914)" movie (~59min)
    "The Magic Cloak Of Oz (1914)" movie (~38min)
    "The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)" movie (~81min)
    "The Wizard Of Oz (1925)" movie
  • Subtitles:
    Dutch, English, Norwegian, Swedish and others
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p 24fps
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
    English Dolby Digital 1.0
    French Dolby Digital 1.0
    German Dolby Digital 1.0
    Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
    Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0
    Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
  • Case type:
    2-Disc Keep Case

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    OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL

    The US "Ultimate Collector's Edition" release has additional extras on its third disc.

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    CUTS:

    • Blu-ray ALL America- Warner Bros Home Entertainment - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition - No cuts (101:47).
    • Blu-ray ALL Spain- Warner Home Video - No cuts (101:47).
    • Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
    • Blu-ray B Benelux- Warner Home Video - No cuts (~102min).
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    Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 30/01/10
    Comparison last updated by Adrian_Busby on 07/09/10

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