Kayti Burt Aug 25, 2019
The most beloved Wizard of Oz adaptation of them all is celebrating its 80th anniversary, but there have been many, many others.
MGM's The Wizard of Oz, one of the most inescapable and beloved fantasy films of all time, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. A yearly staple of broadcast television, a true landmark in cinema history, and a broadcast TV tradition of appointment viewing for families for decades, it's easily the most well known adaptation of L. Frank Baum's book series. But there are many more.
In addition to the various stage and book adaptations Baum's Oz has inspired — we'd be remiss not to mention Gregory Maguire's Wicked and the subsequent beloved musical adaptation — The Wizard of Oz has been a staple of cinema history from the form's very inception.
We're taking some time to look back at some of the on-screen Oz...
The most beloved Wizard of Oz adaptation of them all is celebrating its 80th anniversary, but there have been many, many others.
MGM's The Wizard of Oz, one of the most inescapable and beloved fantasy films of all time, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. A yearly staple of broadcast television, a true landmark in cinema history, and a broadcast TV tradition of appointment viewing for families for decades, it's easily the most well known adaptation of L. Frank Baum's book series. But there are many more.
In addition to the various stage and book adaptations Baum's Oz has inspired — we'd be remiss not to mention Gregory Maguire's Wicked and the subsequent beloved musical adaptation — The Wizard of Oz has been a staple of cinema history from the form's very inception.
We're taking some time to look back at some of the on-screen Oz...
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