The Wiz
6.1
276 reviews
Music/Fantasy
2h 14m
1978
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
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Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
- DirectorSidney Lumet
- Release24 October 1978
- Genre
- Duration2h 14m
- Budget$24,000,000
- Revenue$21,049,053
- Rate6.1276 reviews
- Productions
Motown Productions
Cast
Diana Ross
Dorothy
Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Mabel King
Evillene
Theresa Merritt
Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter
Miss One
Lena Horne
Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor
The Wiz
Clinton Jackson
Green Footman
Mariann Aalda
Aunt Em's Party
Dorothi Fox
Aunt Em's Party
Billie Allen
Aunt Em's Party
Willie C. Carpenter
Aunt Em's Party
Alvin Alexis
Aunt Em's Party
Iman
Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)
Quincy Jones
Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
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