The Wiz

Release Date:

Oct 24, 1978

MPAA Rating:

G

Running Time:

2:13

Genre:

Musical

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Cast:

Diana Ross	Dorothy
Michael Jackson	Scarecrow
Richard Pryor	The Wiz
Nipsey Russell	Tinman
Ted Ross	Lion
Mabel King	Evillene
Theresa Merritt	Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter	Miss One
Lena Horne	Glinda the Good

Language:

English

Related Programs:

Polly

After the Wizard

When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy tries to save her dog from a storm, she's miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land called Oz. After accidentally killing the Wicked Witch of the East upon her arrival, Dorothy is told about the Wiz, a wizard who can help her get back to Manhattan. As Dorothy goes in search of the Wiz, she's joined by the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion .

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