The Wiz

• 6.0
• 1978-10-24
• 134 minutes mins

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

Starring:

Diana Ross (Dorothy Gale) Michael Jackson (Scarecrow) Nipsey Russell (Tinman) Ted Ross (Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville) Theresa Merritt (Aunt Em) Lena Horne (Glinda the Good) Richard Pryor (The Wiz) Mabel King (Evillene) Thelma Carpenter (Miss One) Stanley Greene (Uncle Henry)

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Joel Schumacher