The 1939 film `` The Wizard of Oz '' depicted Munchkins as being much shorter than other residents of Oz ; they are played by either adults with dwarfism or children , dressed in brightly multicolored outfits , and their land is called Munchkinland .
The 1939 movie `` The Wizard of Oz '' , showed Munchkins as being much shorter than other residents of Oz . They are played by either adult dwarfs ( i.e. , midgets ) or children , dressed in brightly multicolored outfits , and their land is called Munchkinland .