Who were the directors of The Wizard of Oz?

Answer 1

The official director was Victor Fleming [February 23, 1889-January 6, 1949]. But the film also benefited from the directorial inputs of George Dewey Cukor [July 7, 1899-January 23, 1983], Rollo Smolt ka Richard Thorpe[February 24, 1896-May 1, 1991], and King Wallis Vidor[February 8, 1894-November 1, 1982].

Answer 2

The 1939 film was directed by Victor Fleming who was the only director credited. The directors of the film who were uncredited were George Cukor, Meryn LeRoy, King Vidor, Norman Taurog, and Richard Thorpe.
The 1939 film was directed by Victor Fleming, who was the only director credited in the film. The uncredited directors were Meryn LeRoy, George Cukor, King Vidor, Richard Thorpe, and Norman Taurog.

Answer 3

On August 20, 1938, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer assigned Richard Thorpe [February 24, 1896-May 1, 1991], to direct The Wizard of Oz. Thorpe began directing the film on October 12. But ten days later, he was replaced by George Dewey Cukor [July 7, 1899-January 24, 1983], as interim director. On November 3, Victor Fleming [February 23, 1889-January 6, 1949] took over, and remained as director except for the last three weeks of filming. In February 1939, King Wallis Vidor [February 8, 1894-November 1, 1982] took over the filming, which was completed March 16, 1939.

Answer 4

There were four directors who were involved in the beloved 1939 film version of 'The Wizard of Oz'. Victor Fleming [February 23, 1889-January 6, 1945] was the director who officially was recognized for his work. The other three were Mervyn LeRoy [October 15, 1900-Septembert 13, 1987], Rollo Smelt ka Richard Thorpe [February 24, 1896-May 1, 1991], and King Wallis Vidor [February 8, 1894-November 1, 1982].

Answer 5

Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf were the 'credited' script writers, although many other script writers took part in revisions of the Wizard of Oz.

Answer 6

For the umpteenth time, Victor Fleming.