The Wizard of Oz 70th AE (R2/UK BD) in November

Warner Home Video have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Edition on 2nd November 2009. Newly remastered and now offering new extras and a sing-along feature, details on the ways you can buy the 70th Anniversary Edition of The Wizard of Oz follow…

Available on 1-Disc DVD (£12.99 RRP), 4-Disc DVD (£19.99 RRP, HMV Exclusive) and 3-Disc Blu-ray (£22.99 RRP), features are outlined below…

Collector’s Edition Sing-Along Version – 3 Discs BLU-RAY Release (2 BDs, 1 DVD Sing-Along)

Blu-ray Disc 1: Main Feature

• Remastered feature with 5.1 Audio
• 1080P 1.33:1
• English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
• English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese DD1.0 Mono
• English HOH, French, German HOH, Italian, Italian HOH, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles (Film & Extras except commentary)
• Commentary by Historian John Fricke including archival interviews of the film's cast and crew
• Music and Effects Track
• Original mono Track
• Sing-Along Audio Feature
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic [1990 TV special]
• Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz
• Memories of Oz [2001 TCM documentary]
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook
• Prettier than ever: The Restoration of Oz
• We Haven't Really Met Properly"" Supporting Cast Profiles
• Audio Jukebox Selection
  • Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo
  • Good News of 1939 Radio Show
  • 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast
• Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
• Calvacade of the Academy Awards Excerpt
• Texas Contest Winners
• Off to See the Wizard Excerpts
• Stills Galleries
• 6 Trailers
• Harold Arlen's Home Movies
• Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
• It's a Twister! It's a Twister! The Tornado Tests

Blu-ray Disc 2: Extra Features

• Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian (+ 3 others my player reports as numbers)
• Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (NEW)
• L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
• Celebrating Hollywood’s Biggest Little Stars (NEW)
• The Dreamer of Oz [1990 TV special] (NEW)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 short)
• His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz [1914 feature]
• The Magic Cloak of Oz [1914 short] (NEW)
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz [1914] (NEW)
• The Wizard of Oz [1925 feature]
• The Wizard of Oz [1933 animated short]

Disc 3: DVD Main Feature & Sing-along

Collector’s Edition Sing-Along Version – 4 Discs DVD Release

Disc 1: Main Feature

• Re-mastered feature with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
• 1.33:1 Full Screen
• English DD5.1 Surround
• English 1.0 (Original Mono Track)
• German, Polish and Spanish DD1.0
• Subtitles (Film & Extras except commentary): English, Danish, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
• Commentary by Historian John Fricke including archival interviews of the film's cast and crew
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook
• Prettier than ever: The Restoration of Oz
• We Haven't Really Met Properly - Supporting Cast Profiles
• Music and Effects Track
• Sing-Along Track

Disc 2: Extra Features (same as Disc 2 of the 3-Disc 2005 release)

• Subtitles: English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic [1990 TV special]
• Memories of Oz [2001 TCM documentary]
• The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
• Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz
• Harold Arlen’s Home Movies
• Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
• It’s a Twister! It’s a Twister! The Tornado Tests
• Off to See the Wizard
• 3 Vault Shorts
• Audio Jukebox Selections
• Still Galleries
• 6 Theatrical Trailers

Disc 3: Extra Features

• Subtitles: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
• Victor Flemming: Master Craftsman
• L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
• Hollywood Celebrates its Biggest Little Stars!
• The Dreamer of Oz 1990 TV Special
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [1910 short]
• The Wizard of Oz [1933 animated short]

Disc 4: Extra Features

• Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
• His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz [1914 feature]
• The Magic Cloak of Oz [1914 short]
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz [1914]
• The Wizard of Oz [1925 feature]

Sing-Along Version – 1 DVD Disc Release - Features are the same as Disc 1 of the Collector's Edition.

There is also a Harrods LE which appears to be the 4-Disc in exclusive packaging.