KnowraThe Wizard of Oz (1939 film)Linked fromLinked fromThe 21 pages that link to The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), each with the reason it gives.All 21Broader topic 15Related 4Compared with 2Metro-Goldwyn-MayerBroader topic: It became one of MGM’s most enduring and frequently revisited films.Academy Award for Best Original SongBroader topic: “Over the Rainbow” won the award at the ceremony recognizing films released in 1939.Hollywood musicalBroader topic: Its songs and color imagery show how musical performance can anchor a fantasy world.National Film RegistryBroader topic: Its enduring cultural influence makes it a prominent Registry example.MGM musicalBroader topic: Its color transition, songs, and fantasy world exemplify MGM’s visual and musical ambitions.Book-to-film adaptationBroader topic: Its changes to Baum’s story show how a film can become distinct from its source.Queer codingBroader topic: Its queer reception and cultural symbolism invite readings beyond claims about deliberate character coding.Hollywood's Golden AgeBroader topic: Its Technicolor imagery and songs exemplify studio-era spectacle.Mervyn LeRoyBroader topic: LeRoy’s production role connected him to one of MGM’s best-known films.QuestBroader topic: Dorothy's companions seek personal qualities while she pursues the way home.Victor FlemingBroader topic: Fleming directed this landmark fantasy, taking over the production during filming.King VidorBroader topic: Vidor directed the Kansas sequences, including the film's opening and closing scenes.Harold ArlenBroader topic: Arlen and lyricist E. Y. Harburg wrote its songs, including “Over the Rainbow.”Cedric GibbonsBroader topic: Its elaborate sets show the scale and stylization of MGM’s art direction during Gibbons’s tenure.Yip HarburgBroader topic: Harburg’s lyrics help define the film’s emotional journey and its contrast between Kansas and Oz.