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TrailerAn adaption of 'The Wizard of Oz' that tries to capture the essence of the African American experience. 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.Actors: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, Stanley Greene, Clyde J. Barrett, ...»Director: Sidney LumetCountry: United StatesDuration: 134 minQuality: HDRelease: 1978IMDb: 5.6Rating(2) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "The Wiz (1978)"
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Characters of "The Wiz (1978)"
Dorothy GalePlayed by: Diana Ross
The ScarecrowPlayed by: Michael Jackson
The Tin ManPlayed by: Nipsey Russell
The Cowardly LionPlayed by: Ted Ross
The Wicked Witch of The WestPlayed by: Mabel King
Auntie EmPlayed by: Theresa Merritt
Miss OnePlayed by: Thelma Carpenter
Glinda the GoodPlayed by: Lena Horne
The Wizard of OzPlayed by: Richard Pryor
Uncle HenryPlayed by: Stanley Greene
WinkiePlayed by: Carlton Johnson
MunchkinPlayed by: Ted Williams -
Directors of "The Wiz (1978)"
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Creators of "The Wiz (1978)"
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Critic Reviews of "The Wiz (1978)"
The New RepublicApril 11, 2016If you can take it just as an occasion for the exercise of some real talents, a good time can be had much of the time.
Washington PostDecember 18, 2015Sidney Lumet's spectacular, joyous production of The Wiz generates a mood of wonder and sentimental rapture recalling the arrival of the Mother Ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
EmanuelLevy.ComMay 08, 2011Sidney Lumet's all-black musical, starring Diana Ross, is a failed effort to transfer the setting of the Judy Graland musical to contempo Manhattan.
Urban CinefileOctober 25, 2008Well, it's nice to see the child-voiced Michael Jackson with a bulbous brown nose in this black American retake of The Wizard Of Oz
EmanuelLevy.ComAugust 14, 2005Among many faults, Diana Ross is miscast
Spirituality and PracticeJanuary 24, 2004A celebration of personhood with plenty of rousing rock-and-soul-and gospel music.
Kalamazoo GazetteJuly 15, 2003Flat-footed screen version of a jubilant show; a miscast mess, sad to say
Juicy CerebellumApril 01, 2003This one's so bad it's good, but not so good that I'd say that it isn't bad.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)November 20, 2002Nearly as lame as its reputation suggests.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)August 30, 2002A total misfire; Ross was too old for Dorothy. Badly dated, doesn't hold up at all.
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