The Wiz
(1978)

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

Released: 1978-10-24

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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.

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Diana Ross

as Dorothy Gale

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Michael Jackson

as Scarecrow

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Nipsey Russell

as Tinman

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Ted Ross

as Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville

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Theresa Merritt

as Aunt Em

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Lena Horne

as Glinda the Good

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Richard Pryor

as The Wiz

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Mabel King

as Evillene

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Thelma Carpenter

as Miss One

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Stanley Greene

as Uncle Henry

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Quincy Jones

as Emerald City Gold Pianist

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Iman

as Emerald City Citizen

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Clyde J. Barrett

as Subway Peddler

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Harry Madsen

as Cheetah

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Mabel Robinson

as Munchkin #2

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Sidney Lumet

Director

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Berry Gordy

Executive Producer

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Charlie Smalls

Original Music Composer

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L. Frank Baum

Author

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Rob Cohen

Producer

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Kenneth Harper

Executive Producer

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Joel Schumacher

Screenplay

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Dede Allen

Editor

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Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Coordinator

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Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

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Eugene Powell

Scenic Artist

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Robert N. Tucker Jr.

Orchestrator

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Edward Garzero

Scenic Artist

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Gloria Gresham

Costume Coordinator

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Robert Laden

Makeup Supervisor

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Allen Weisinger

Makeup Artist

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William A. Farley

Hairstylist

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Al Griswold

Special Effects

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Ronald Roose

Sound Editor

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Hal Levinsohn

Sound Editor

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