The Making of the Wizard of Oz (1979)
The time was 1938. The place, Hollywood. This is the story of one of the 456 films made that year, how it was made, and why it has endured.
Top billed cast
Aljean HarmetzSelf
Margaret HamiltonSelf
Mervyn LeRoySelf
Ray BolgerSelf
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