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68 DGA QUARTERLY PHOTOS: (ABOVE) AMPAS; (RIGHT) PHOTOFEST THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939, Victor Fleming > This beloved classic hails from the peak of Hollywood's Golden Age, 1939, and was directed by the no-nonsense Victor Fleming—who also helmed Gone With the Wind, released that same year. The film's blend of realism and fantasy is still striking to this day, especially the transition from Dorothy's sepia-toned Kansas to the Technicolor brilliance of Oz. Sixty-five sets were constructed over six sound stages at MGM for the effort, and the quest for perfection was so arduous it took the art department a week to settle on the proper shade of yellow for the Yellow Brick Road. Fleming told the film's producer, Mervyn LeRoy, that he wanted to make "a picture that searched for beauty and decency and love in the world."