"The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!" 24 October 1978 Adventure, Fantasy, Music 134 mins
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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Diana Ross as Dorothy
Michael Jackson as Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell as Tinman
Ted Ross as Lion
Mabel King as Evillene
Theresa Merritt as Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter as Miss One
Lena Horne as Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor as The Wiz
Stanley Greene as Uncle Henry
Clyde J. Barrett as Subway Peddler
Kashka Banjoko as Crow
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens as Crow
Toney Brealond as Gold Footman
Joe Lynn as Gold Footman
Clinton Jackson as Green Footman
Sidney Lumet Director
Joel Schumacher Screenplay
Kenneth Harper Executive Producer
Rob Cohen Producer
Berry Gordy Executive Producer
Charlie Smalls Original Music Composer
Dede Allen Editor
Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Coordinator
Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Edward Garzero Scenic Artist
Gloria Gresham Costume Coordinator
Norman Leigh Gaffer
Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink Property Master
Carl Fullerton Makeup Artist
James A. Contner Camera Operator
Scott Cunningham Makeup Artist
Australia 02 February 2025
Germany 01 July 2004
Denmark 24 October 1978
France 13 December 2022
Japan 06 October 1979
Netherlands 24 October 1978
Sweden 24 October 1978
United States 24 October 1978
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