The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Filming Locations
Adventure / Fantasy / Family · Directed by Victor Fleming · Starring Ray Bolger, Judy Garland
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
Where was The Wizard of Oz filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Kansas farm sequences and Munchkinland scenes. Most interior scenes and the iconic Kansas sequences were filmed on MGM soundstages, with the farmyard built on the studio backlot
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Exterior shots of the yellow brick road and Kansas landscape. The rugged rock formations and natural landscape of this iconic film ranch provided the outdoor vistas for Dorothy's journey and Kansas scenes
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Munchkinland forest and landscape shots. Portions of the fantastical Munchkinland scenery were filmed at this botanical location to provide natural vegetation and atmospheric backgrounds