Down the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of The Wizard of Oz

Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies

by Doug McClelland

Numerous stills and photographs of sets, scenes, and costumes illustrate an account of the production of the popular film classic

Genres: Nonfiction

159 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore The Wizard of Oz, and this book is full of behind the scenes info about the film. There are also tonnes of b&w photos. I recommend this to anyone who is a fan.

[mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

The highlight of this quick read are the many photographs, including several from behind the scenes, and two from one of the cut scenes in the Emerald City. The text is marred by several inaccuracies ranging from paraphrases that change the original speaker's meaning to outright misquotes. The lack of footnotes and bibliography does not help the matter. Still, it is Oz and all that goes with it.

[Vincenzo Ridente · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very excellent book about the making of this Hollywood classic

[Coren · Rating 3 out of 5]

The photos are great, but the information is pretty dry.

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

read some time in 1980