The Wiz
The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!
1978 · 2h 14m · G
Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
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.
Director and cast
- Sidney Lumet Director
- Diana Ross as Dorothy
- Michael Jackson as Scarecrow
- Nipsey Russell as Tinman
- Ted Ross as Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville
- Theresa Merritt as Aunt Emma
- Lena Horne as Glinda the Good
- Richard Pryor as The Wiz (Herman Smith)
- Mabel King as Evillene
- Thelma Carpenter as Miss One
- Stanley Greene Cast
More films
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Adventure · Family · Fantasy · G
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Director
- Victor Fleming, Mervyn LeRoy
- Cast
- Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Frank Morgan
IMDb
8.1
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
92
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