Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz will be available to own on 4K UHD Blu-Ray in a new 85th Anniversary Theater Edition on November 5, 2024. Directed by Victor Fleming (Gone With the Wind) and starring Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz is widely considered to be one of the most influential films in cinematic history.
The 85th Anniversary Theater Edition includes a 4K UHD disc of the film, a Blu-ray disc of the film and a digital code, along with commemorative steelbook packaging, a reproduction of the original program, a reproduction of the film’s premiere invitation, reproductions of 8 original lobby cards, reproductions of 2 original poster cards, and a reproduction of the film’s original movie ticket. Get more details below!
Synopsis: Adapted from L. Frank Baum’s timeless children’s tale about a Kansas girl’s journey over the rainbow, The Wizard of Oz officially premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on August 15, 1939. The film was directed by Victor Fleming (who that same year directed Gone With the Wind), produced by Mervyn LeRoy, and scored by Herbert Stothart, with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. Ray Bolger appeared as the Scarecrow; Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Woodman. Frank Morgan was seen in six different roles, including that of the “wonderful Wizard” himself. Dorothy was portrayed by a 4’11” sixteen-year-old girl who quickly earned her reputation as “the world’s greatest entertainer”– the incomparable Judy Garland.
The 2017 remaster used an 8K 16bit scan of the original Technicolor camera negative which became the basis for the 4K UHD scan. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc will feature Dolby Vision HDR that dramatically expands the color palette and contrast range and uses dynamic metadata to automatically optimize the picture for every screen — frame by frame. The disc will also feature a Dolby Atmos soundtrack remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead.
Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Elements
The Wizard of Oz Blu-ray disc contains the following previously released special features:
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
- Prettier than Ever: The Restoration of Oz
- Deleted Scenes/Behind the Scenes
- Over the Rainbow
- Jitterbug
- If I Only Had a Brain
- Wizard of Oz excerpt
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