Title:
The Wiz
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Universal ; a Motown production ; screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
Uniform Title:
Wiz (Motion picture)
Publication Information:
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios, [2009]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the play by William F. Brown.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features include: documentary, Wiz on down the road ; scene selections ; production notes ; cast & filmmakers' biographies ; theatrical trailer.
Abstract:
A discontented kindergarten teacher living in Harlem is lost in a blizzard and comes upon the wonderland of Oz. There she meets new friends, tries to find her way home, and finds that her life is not so bad after all.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: G.
Subject Term:
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Added Title Contained Works:
Wiz on down the road.
Credits:
Songs, Charles Smalls ; music, Quincy Jones ; choreography, Louis Johnson ; director of photography, Oswald Morris ; executive producer, Ken Harper ; editor, Dede Allen.
Performer:
Diana Ross (Dorothy) ; Michael Jackson (Scarecrow) ; Nipsy Russell (Tin Man) ; Richard Pryor (Great Wizard) ; Lena Horne (Glinda the Good) ; Ted Ross (Cowardly Lion) ; Mabel King (Evillene) ; Theresa Merritt (Aunt Em) ; Thelma Carpenter (Miss One).
Technical Details:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual layer, digitally remastered, widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); Dolby Digital.
Language:
English language soundtrack (Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1) or French language soundtrack (Dolby digital 2.0) with optional subtitles in English and French.
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).