The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Presented by: Lucem House Community Cinema Plus+ St Helens.| 0 | ST HELENS: Community Cinema Plus (info) |
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| P | Monday 4th August, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 1:00pm Start time: 1:30pm |
| . | Film: U |
| C | Film |
Event information
Come and join us for a trip down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow and The Tin Man. Not forgetting Toto the dog…
In this classic musical fantasy, Judy Garland stars as Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas farm girl who dreams of a land "somewhere over the rainbow." Dorothy's dream comes true when she, her dog, Toto, and her family's house are transported by a tornado to a bright and magical world unlike anything she has seen before. Unfortunately, she makes a mortal enemy of a wicked witch when the house falls on the hag's sister. Now, befriended by a scarecrow without a brain, a tin man with no heart and a cowardly lion--and protected by a pair of enchanted ruby slippers--Dorothy sets off along a yellow brick road for the Emerald City to beseech the all-powerful Wizard of Oz for his help to return home.
The music was composed by Harold Arlen and adapted by Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Edgar "Yip" Harburg.
Winner of Academy Awards for Best Music, Song "Over The Rainbow" and for Best Music, Original Score. A special Oscar for "the best juvenile performer of the year" was awarded to Judy Garland.
Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum.
In 1989, The Wizard of Oz was selected by the Library of Congress as one of the first 25 films for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is also one of the few films on UNESCO's Memory of the World international register
