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The Wizard of Oz is the epitome of the Hollywood musical spectacular. It combines popular song and star power with the saturated hues of Technicolor -- and a great story. Celebrated when it hit theaters in 1939, the telling of Dorothy's journey through a world of new and frightening challenges spoke to a nation pulling itself out of the Great Depression and facing world war. Now, as then, it proclaims American ideals of courage, resilience, and self-reliance. |