Country
Australia
Date
Feb 02, 2025
Note
MQFF Presents: Midsumma Movies
The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!
2h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lena Horne | Glinda the Good |
| Richard Pryor | The Wiz |
| Stanley Greene | Uncle Henry |
| Clyde J. Barrett | Subway Peddler |
| Derrick Bell | Crow |
| Roderick-Spencer Sibert | Crow |
| Kashka Banjoko | Crow |
| Ronald "Smokey" Stevens | Crow |
| Toney Brealond | Gold Footman |
| Joe Lynn | Gold Footman |
| Clinton Jackson | Green Footman |
| Charles Rodriguez | Green Footman |
| Carlton Johnson | Head Winkie |
| Ted Williams | Munchkin #1 |
| Mabel Robinson | Munchkin #2 |
| Damon Pearce | Munchkin #3 |
| Donna Patrice Ingram | Munchkin #4 |
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| Harry Madsen | Cheetah |
| Glory Van Scott | Rolls Royce Lady |
| Vicki Baltimore | Green Lady |
| Carles Cleveland | Aunt Em's Party |
| Mariann Aalda | Aunt Em's Party |
| Aaron Boddie | Aunt Em's Party |
| Gay Faulkner | Aunt Em's Party |
| Ted Butler | Aunt Em's Party |
| T.B. Skinner | Aunt Em's Party |
| Jamie Perry | Aunt Em's Party |
| Daphne McWilliams | Aunt Em's Party |
| H. Douglas Berring | Aunt Em's Party |
| James Shaw | Aunt Em's Party |
| Johnny Brown | Aunt Em's Party |
| Gyle Waddy | Aunt Em's Party |
| Dorothi Fox | Aunt Em's Party |
| Frances Salisbury | Aunt Em's Party |
| Beatrice Dunmore | Aunt Em's Party |
| Traci Core | Aunt Em's Party |
| Donald King | Aunt Em's Party |
| Claude Brooks | Aunt Em's Party |
| Billie Allen | Aunt Em's Party |
| Willie C. Carpenter | Aunt Em's Party |
| Denice De Jon Nortez | Aunt Em's Party |
| Kevin Stockton | Aunt Em's Party |
| Alvin Alexis | Aunt Em's Party |
| Iman | Emerald City Citizen (uncredited) |
| Quincy Jones | Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited) |
| Duke Thorbs | The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
MusicFantasyAdventure
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Wiz |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Motown Productions |
| Data di uscita | 24 ottobre 1978 |
| Exec. Producer | Kenneth Harper, Berry Gordy |
| Producer | Rob Cohen, Burtt Harris |
| Writer | Joel Schumacher, L. Frank Baum, Charlie Smalls, William F. Brown |
| Editors | Dede Allen, Angelo Corrao, Marlayna Franklin |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris, James A. Contner, Jack Priestley, Kenneth Goss, Hank Muller |
| Asst. Directors | Alan Hopkins, Burtt Harris, Sidney Lumet, Lynne Twentyman |
| Add. Directing | Jack Priestley |
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Release dates
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
May 18, 2025
Certification
G
Note
Re-release
Theatrical release
Country
Denmark
Date
Oct 24, 1978
Certification
A
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 24, 1978
Certification
AL
Country
United States
Date
Oct 24, 1978
Certification
G
Country
Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1979
Certification
G
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Country
Japan
Date
Oct 06, 1979
Certification
G
Country
France
Date
Apr 04, 1984
Certification
TP
Physical media
Country
Germany
Date
Jul 01, 2004
Certification
6
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
Dec 02, 2008
Note
DVD
Country
United States
Date
Nov 30, 2010
Certification
G
Note
Blu-ray
TV
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 24, 1978
Certification
11
Country
United States
Date
Oct 11, 1980
Certification
G
Note
CBS
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