WIZ (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1978
• Genre: Musical
• Plot: The fabulous land of Oz rocks in the spectacular musical based on the smash hit Broadway show. In this Motown production, Dorothy is a shy Harlem Kindergarten teacher who, while searching for her lost dog Toto in a swirling blizzard, is whisked to a wonderland to follow the yellow brick road. Director Sidney Lumet ('Serpico', 'Murder on the Orient Express'), not content to merely film the stage production, transforms the physical attributes of New York City into the fabulous land of Oz. ; ; Diana Ross reaches new heights as Dorothy and her co-stars include Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man, Ted Ross as the Cowardly Lion, Lena Horne as Glinda the Good Witch and Richard Pryor as the Oz's Great Wizard. With such a cast, exciting musical numbers, and fabulous visual effects, 'The Wiz' will reach every generation of moviegoers.
• Cast: Theresa Merritt, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor, Harry Madsen, Ted Ross, Mariann Aalda, Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, Mabel King, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Stanley Greene, Clyde J. Barrett, Derrick Bell, Roderick-Spencer Sibert, Kashka Banjoko, Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens, Tony Brealord, Joe Lynn, Clinton Jackson, Charles Rodriguez, Carlton Johnson, Ted Williams, Mabel Robinson, Damon Pearce, Donna Patrice Ingram, Glory Van Scott, Vicki Baltimore, Carlos Cleveland, Aaron Boddie, Gay Faulkner, Ted Butler, T.B. Skinner, Jamie Perry, Daphne McWilliams, H. Douglas Berring, James Shaw, Johnny Brown, Gyle Waddy, Dorothi Fox, Frances Salisbury, Beatrice Dunmore, Traci Core, Donald King, Claude Brooks, Billie Allen, Denice Dejon, Kevin Stockton, Alvin Alexis, Willie C. Carpenter, Tom Bähler, Adrienne Albert, Alfa K. Anderson, Joshie Armstead, Bryon Gray, Diva Gray, Mike Gray, Milt Grayson, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Susan Hamilton, Julio Herrara, Jake Holmes, Cissy Houston, Rhetta Hughes, Petra Johnson, Martina Jones, Quincy Jones, Kenny Karen, Jerry Keller, Christine Langner, Patti Austin, Clare Janice Bathe, Claude Brooke, Eric Butler, Vivian Cherry, Kacey Cisyk, Steve Clayton, Kay Coleman, Charles Collins, Jenny Cooke, T.J. Cooke, Ron Dante, Billy Davis, Craig Davis, Jules S. Davis, Sharon Davis, Christopher Dean, William Eaton, Melvin W. Edmondson, Camille Farrell, Mike Farrell, Steve Feldman, Roberta Flack, Bobby Floyd, Frank Floyd, Antonia French, Arthur French, Robin Givens, Sidney Lumet
• Director: Sidney Lumet
• Runtime: 2:15
• Company: Motown Productions, Universal Pictures
• Media Format: Movie