First Technicolor Movie Wizard Of Oz. Baum.not many know, however, that he actually wrote 14 books about the land of oz, but only the first book graduated to cinema. You can read about the process here:.
The movie is based on a 1900 book, the wonderful wizard of oz, by frank l. A century ago, the first technicolor film was a total disaster. The wizard of oz poster (reprint of 1939 original).
The wizard of oz revolutionized cinema with its use of color, but it by no means pioneered it.the 1939 musical changed the history of filmmaking the moment dorothy gale (judy garland) opens the door to the amazing world of technicolor after a tornado launches her house into the magical land of oz.
The wizard of oz was one of a kind when it first came out and 75 years later it still touches people's hearts. The wizard of oz (1939) was perhaps the most well known technicolor films. The movie is based on a 1900 book, the wonderful wizard of oz, by frank l. About a third of the films are thought to be lost.