Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is upgrading The Wizard of Oz to 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision HDR. You’ll be able to spin this upcoming 4K UHD disc or download the digital version in your home beginning October 29th. The SRP is $41.99 and you can pre-order The Wizard of Oz in 4K at Amazon.
For its 4K debut, Warner Bros performed a 8K 16bit scan of the original Technicolor camera negative that served as the basis for the 4K UHD scan. MPI colorist Janet Wilson, who has overseen every remaster of The Wizard of Oz for the past 20 years, oversaw this process as well.
It’s unclear whether this new 4K transfer will also be used for the inclusive The Wizard of Oz Blu-ray or if the previous Blu-ray transfer will carry forward.
A pair of bonus features will appear on the 4K disc. They are:
- Commentary by John Fricke with Barbara Freed-Saltzman, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Hamilton Meserve, Dona Massin, William Tuttle, Buddy Ebsen, Mervyn LeRoy and Jerry Maren.
- 1990 CBS Special “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic.”
The remaining legacy extras are all on the inclusive Blu-ray:
- Commentary- Commentary by John Fricke with Barbara Freed-Saltzman, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, John Lahr, Jane Lahr, Hamilton Meserve, Dona Massin, William Tuttle, Buddy Ebsen, Mervyn LeRoy and Jerry Maren
- The Making of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook (narrated by Angela Lansbury)
- We Haven’t Really Met Properly…
- Music & Effects Track
- Original Mono Track
- Sing Along Tracks
- Audio Jukebox
- Leo is on the Air Radio Promo
- Good News of 1939 Radio Show
- 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Broadcast
- Stills Galleries
- Trailers
Here’s a look at the excellent new The Wizard of Oz 4K cover art.
