<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Wizard of Oz </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Victor Fleming </Li> <Li> King Vidor </Li> <Li> George Cukor </Li> <Li> Richard Thorpe </Li> <Li> Norman Taurog </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> Mervyn LeRoy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Screenplay by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Noel Langley </Li> <Li> Florence Ryerson </Li> <Li> Edgar Allan Woolf </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Judy Garland </Li> <Li> Frank Morgan </Li> <Li> Ray Bolger </Li> <Li> Bert Lahr </Li> <Li> Jack Haley </Li> <Li> Billie Burke </Li> <Li> Margaret Hamilton </Li> <Li> Charley Grapewin </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> Herbert Stothart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Harold Rosson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> Blanche Sewell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> Loew 's , Inc . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> August 25 , 1939 ( 1939 - 08 - 25 ) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 101 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $2.8 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> $3 million ( original release ) </Li> <Li> $23.3 million ( unadjusted , re-releases ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the movie the wizard of oz made
August 25 , 1939