The Wiz [videorecording] / songs by Charlie Smalls ; screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; a Universal picture.
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lene Horne, Richard Pryor. Originally produced as motion picture in 1978. Based on the play of the same name. Packaging copyright varies: c1989, c1992.
Summary:
Modern African-American version of The wizard of Oz, based on the Broadway show. Dorothy is a shy Harlem kindergarten teacher who is transported to the land of Oz during a blizzard. There she meets up with assorted characters who accompany her on her journey down the yellow brick road.
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