The Wiz

The Wiz (1978)

The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!

  • Genre: Music, Fantasy, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1978-10-24
  • User Rating: 6.0/10 from 276 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 14min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Motown Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sidney Lumet
star 6.0/10
From 276 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

  • Michael Jackson

    as Scarecrow

  • Nipsey Russell

    as Tinman

  • Ted Ross

    as Lion

  • Mabel King

    as Evillene

  • Theresa Merritt

    as Aunt Em

  • Thelma Carpenter

    as Miss One

  • Lena Horne

    as Glinda the Good

  • Richard Pryor

    as The Wiz

  • Stanley Greene

    as Uncle Henry

  • Clyde J. Barrett

    as Subway Peddler

  • Derrick Bell

    as Crow

  • Roderick-Spencer Sibert

    as Crow

  • Kashka Banjoko

    as Crow

  • Ronald "Smokey" Stevens

    as Crow

  • Toney Brealond

    as Gold Footman

  • Joe Lynn

    as Gold Footman

  • Clinton Jackson

    as Green Footman

  • Charles Rodriguez

    as Green Footman

  • Carlton Johnson

    as Head Winkie

  • Ted Williams

    as Munchkin #1

  • Mabel Robinson

    as Munchkin #2

  • Damon Pearce

    as Munchkin #3

  • Donna Patrice Ingram

    as Munchkin #4

  • Harry Madsen

    as Cheetah

  • Glory Van Scott

    as Rolls Royce Lady

  • Vicki Baltimore

    as Green Lady

  • Carles Cleveland

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Mariann Aalda

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Aaron Boddie

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Gay Faulkner

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Ted Butler

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • T.B. Skinner

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Jamie Perry

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Daphne McWilliams

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • H. Douglas Berring

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • James Shaw

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Johnny Brown

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Gyle Waddy

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Dorothi Fox

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Frances Salisbury

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Beatrice Dunmore

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Traci Core

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Donald King

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Claude Brooks

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Billie Allen

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Willie C. Carpenter

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Denice De Jon Nortez

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Kevin Stockton

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Alvin Alexis

    as Aunt Em's Party

  • Iman

    as Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)

  • Quincy Jones

    as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)

  • Duke Thorbs

    as The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited)
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 Conrad 'Connie' F. 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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