The Wiz

Name: The Wiz
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1978-10-24
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King

"The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!"

6.2 (312 votes) IMDb 5.7 (20K) Oct 1978 2h 14m G

Adventure Family Fantasy

Overview

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

Budget $24M Box Office $21M

Motown Productions

🇺🇸 United States · English

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

Stanley Greene

Uncle Henry

Clyde J. Barrett

Subway Peddler

Derrick Bell

Crow

Key Crew

Sidney Lumet

Director

Burtt Harris

First Assistant Director

Lynne Twentyman

Script Supervisor

Alan Hopkins

Second Assistant Director

L. Frank Baum

Characters

Joel Schumacher

Screenplay

Charlie Smalls

Theatre Play

William F. Brown

Theatre Play

Burtt Harris

Associate Producer

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