The Wiz

The Wiz (1978)

From the book that's an American tradition… from the smash-hit Broadway show… the entertainment of the year!

  • Genre: Music, Fantasy, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1978-10-24
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 256 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 14min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sidney Lumet
star 5.9/10
From 256 Ratings

Summary

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 Gale
  • Michael Jackson

    as Scarecrow
  • Nipsey Russell

    as Tinman
  • Ted Ross

    as Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville
  • Theresa Merritt

    as Aunt Em
  • Lena Horne

    as Glinda the Good
  • Richard Pryor

    as The Wiz
  • Mabel King

    as Evillene
  • Thelma Carpenter

    as Miss One
  • Stanley Greene

    as Uncle Henry
  • Quincy Jones

    as Emerald City Gold Pianist
  • Iman

    as Emerald City Citizen
  • Clyde J. Barrett

    as Subway Peddler
  • Harry Madsen

    as Cheetah
  • Mabel Robinson

    as Munchkin #2
Directing Sidney Lumet Director
Writing Joel Schumacher Screenplay
Production Kenneth Harper Executive Producer
Production Rob Cohen Producer
Production Berry Gordy Executive Producer
Sound Charlie Smalls Original Music Composer
Editing Dede Allen Editor
Costume & Make-Up Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Coordinator
Camera Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Crew Edward Garzero Scenic Artist
Costume & Make-Up Gloria Gresham Costume Coordinator
Lighting Norman Leigh Gaffer
Sound Robert N. Tucker Jr. Orchestrator
Art Connie Brink Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Carl Fullerton Makeup Artist
Camera James A. Contner Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Scott Cunningham Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Marilyn Putnam Wardrobe Assistant
Crew Eugene Powell Scenic Artist
Costume & Make-Up Robert Laden Makeup Supervisor
Sound Al Nahmias Sound Editor
Directing Lynne Twentyman Script Supervisor
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Music Editor
Sound Stan Bochner Sound Editor
Camera Kenneth Goss Key Grip
Costume & Make-Up Ted Long Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up George Newman Wardrobe Assistant
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Sound Supervisor
Editing Marlayna Franklin Assistant Editor
Production Grace Blake Production Office Coordinator
Camera Jack Priestley Second Unit Director of Photography
Sound Marc Laub Sound Editor
Sound Ronald Roose Sound Editor
Editing Angelo Corrao Assistant Editor
Crew Al Griswold Special Effects
Costume & Make-Up Michael R. Thomas Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Allen Weisinger Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up William A. Farley Hairstylist
Sound Hal Levinsohn Sound Editor
Sound Charlie Smalls Songs
Directing Alan Hopkins Second Assistant Director
Directing Burtt Harris First Assistant Director
Camera Hank Muller Assistant Camera
Sound Quincy Jones Music Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Tony Walton Costume Design
Crew Louis Johnson Choreographer
Production Kenneth Utt Production Manager
Sound Quincy Jones Music Arranger
Art John Jay Moore Assistant Art Director
Art Robert Drumheller Set Decoration
Visual Effects Albert Whitlock Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up Stan Winston Makeup Designer
Art Edward Stewart Set Decoration
Sound James Sabat Sound Mixer
Costume & Make-Up Dona Granata Assistant Costume Designer
Crew Everett Creach Stunt Coordinator
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Supervising Sound Editor
Art Philip Rosenberg Art Direction
Sound Dick Vorisek Recording Supervision
Production Burtt Harris Associate Producer
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Supervising Music Editor
Art Tony Walton Production Design
Writing L. Frank Baum Characters

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