Country: America
Region: ALL
Releasing Studio: Warner Home Video
Case Type: Keep case (with slipcase)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Codec: VC-1
Picture: 1080p 24fps (main feature) 480i (extras)
Soundtracks:
Blu-ray:
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Portuguese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles (optional):
Blu-ray: Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German HoH, Italian, Italian HoH, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish
Blu-ray extras (no subtitles on Audio Vault or Trailers): Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German HoH, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish
Bonus Blu-ray: Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German HoH, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai
DVD: English HoH, French
Cuts: No cuts
Runtime: 101:47
Commentaries: Audio commentary by film historian John Fricke, film director Sydney Pollack, 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
Extras:
DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Isolated music score and effects track in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Sing-along
" The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic" documentary (50:49)
"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)
"Memories of Oz" featurette (27:39)
"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)
- Frank Morgan (2:39)
- Ray Bolger (2:12)
- Bert Lahr (2:13)
- Jack Haley (2:16)
- Billie Burke (2:36)
- Margaret Hamilton (2:38)
- Charley Grapewin (2:20)
- Clare Blandick (2:22)
- Terry (2:06)
"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)
"From the Vault" featurettes:
- "Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power" (10:31)
- "Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Excerpt (1940)" (2:14)
- "Texas Contest Winners" (1:26)
"Off to See the Wizard Excerpts" cartoons: (3:57)
- "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"
"Audio Vault":
- "The Jukebox" audio clips: (70:04)
-- "Over the Rainbow"
-- "Munchkinland Medley Rehearsal Recordings"
-- "Munchkinland Medley Sequence Recordings"
-- "Munchkinland Medley Voice Tests"
-- "If I Only Had a Brain"
-- "We're Off to See the Wizard"
-- "If I Only Had a Heart"
-- "If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off to See the Wizard"
-- "Emerald City/The Merry Old Land of Oz"
-- "If I Were King of the Forest"
-- "The Jitterbug"
-- "Over the Rainbow/Triumphal Return to Emerald City"
-- "Kansas Underscoring"
-- "Munchkinland Underscoring"
-- "The Road to Oz Underscoring"
-- "Emerald City Underscoring"
-- "The Witch's Castle Underscoring"
-- "Finale Underscoring"
- "Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo” (12:26)
- "Good News of 1939 Radio Show” (61:02)
- "12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast” (60:49)
Stills 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"
Trailers:
- "1939 What Is Oz? Teaser” (0:32)
- "1940 Loews Cairo Theater Trailer” (1:59)
- "1949 Re-issue Trailer” (2:50)
- "1949 Grownup Re-issue Trailer” (2:22)
- "1970 Children's Matinee Re-issue Trailer” (1:35)
- "1998 Warner Bros. Re-issue Trailer” (2:05)
BD-Live
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)
- "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)
- "The Wizard of Oz (1933)" animated short (8:13)
DISC THREE - SIDE A (DVD)
"MGM: When the Lion Roars" 3-part documentary – part 1 (181:12) (480p MPEG-2):
- “The Lion’s Roar” (122:12)
- “The Lion Reigns Supreme – Part 1” (59:00)
DISC THREE - SIDE B (DVD)
"MGM: When the Lion Roars" 3-part documentary – part 2 (184.21) (480p MPEG-2):
- “The Lion Reigns Supreme – Part 2” (62:10)
- “The Lion in Winter” (122:11)
Notes: N/A
Easter Eggs: N/A
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B00UGQF7LU
Source: Currently own the release and have checked the discs.
