The Wiz

The Wiz (1978)

The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!

  • Genre: Music, Fantasy, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1978-10-24
  • User Rating: 5.977/10 from 257 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 14min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sidney Lumet
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From 257 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
Production Berry Gordy Executive Producer
Sound Charlie Smalls Original Music Composer
Production Rob Cohen Producer
Production Kenneth Harper Executive Producer
Writing Joel Schumacher Screenplay
Editing Dede Allen Editor
Costume & Make-Up Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Coordinator
Camera Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Crew Eugene Powell Scenic Artist
Sound Robert N. Tucker Jr. Orchestrator
Crew Edward Garzero Scenic Artist
Costume & Make-Up Gloria Gresham Costume Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Robert Laden Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Allen Weisinger Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up William A. Farley Hairstylist
Crew Al Griswold Special Effects
Sound Ronald Roose Sound Editor
Sound Hal Levinsohn Sound Editor
Sound Al Nahmias Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Carl Fullerton Makeup Artist
Production Grace Blake Production Office Coordinator
Camera James A. Contner Camera Operator
Editing Angelo Corrao Assistant Editor
Art Connie Brink Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Michael R. Thomas Makeup Artist
Sound Stan Bochner Sound Editor
Sound Marc Laub Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up George Newman Wardrobe Assistant
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Sound Supervisor
Directing Lynne Twentyman Script Supervisor
Camera Jack Priestley Second Unit Director of Photography
Lighting Norman Leigh Gaffer
Costume & Make-Up Scott Cunningham Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Ted Long Hairstylist
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Music Editor
Editing Marlayna Franklin Assistant Editor
Camera Kenneth Goss Key Grip
Costume & Make-Up Marilyn Putnam Wardrobe Assistant
Sound Charlie Smalls Songs
Directing Burtt Harris First Assistant Director
Directing Alan Hopkins Second Assistant Director
Camera Hank Muller Assistant Camera
Sound Quincy Jones Music Supervisor
Crew Louis Johnson Choreographer
Art Philip Rosenberg Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Tony Walton Costume Design
Crew Everett Creach Stunt Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Stan Winston Makeup Designer
Art Edward Stewart Set Decoration
Sound James Sabat Sound Mixer
Production Kenneth Utt Production Manager
Sound Quincy Jones Music Arranger
Sound Dick Vorisek Recording Supervision
Art John Jay Moore Assistant Art Director
Art Robert Drumheller Set Decoration
Production Burtt Harris Associate Producer
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Supervising Sound Editor
Visual Effects Albert Whitlock Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up Dona Granata Assistant Costume Designer
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Supervising Music Editor
Art Tony Walton Production Design
Writing L. Frank Baum Characters
Writing Charlie Smalls Theatre Play
Writing William F. Brown Theatre Play

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