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    Poster of the movie The Wiz [1978]
    1978     Musical fantasy adventure    
    2h 14min
    CountryUSA
    G
    G
    Guide for parents:   Rated G in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated G in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated G in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated G in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated G in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated G in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated G in the USA.

    Dorothy, a young African-American kindergarten teacher leaves a large family dinner one night to chase after her dog during a New York City snowstorm and gets swept up by a cyclone and transplanted to the urban version of the land of Oz.

    Directed bySidney Lumet
    Written byL. Frank Baum, William F. Brown
    CompanyUniversal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures

    Starring

    Diana Ross
    Michael Jackson
    Nipsey Russell
    Ted Ross
    Lena Horne
    Richard Pryor
    Mabel King
    Theresa Merritt
    Thelma Carpenter
    Stanley Greene
    Clyde J. Barrett
    Derrick Bell
    Roderick-Spencer Sibert
    Kashka Banjoko
    Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens
    Tony Brealord
    Joe Lynn
    Clinton Jackson
    Charles Rodriguez
    Carlton Johnson
    Ted Williams
    Mabel Robinson
    Damon Pearce
    Donna Patrice Ingram
    Harry Madsen

    Video

    3:13

    Clip: Ease on down the road performed by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson

    5 years ago

    Photos

    Photo from the movie The Wiz [1978]
    Photo from the movie The Wiz [1978]
    Photo from the movie The Wiz [1978]

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