The Wiz Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

October 24, 1978

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Genre

Musical

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$21,049,053 + $0 = $21,049,053

Cast

Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Richard Pryor, Nipsey Russell, Lena Horne, Mabel King, Ted Ross, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter

1958-2009

Michael Jackson

as Scarecrow

Diana Ross

as Dorothy

1940-2005

Richard Pryor

as The Wiz / Herman Smith

1918-2005

Nipsey Russell

as Tinman

1917-2010

Lena Horne

as Glinda the Good

1932-1999

Mabel King

as Evillene

1934-2002

Ted Ross

as Lion / Fleetwood Coupe de Ville

1922-1998

Theresa Merritt

as Aunt Em

1922-1997

Thelma Carpenter

as Miss One

About The Wiz

An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.

About

An alternate take on L Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz with an all African American cast. Diana Ross plays Dorothy as she ventures from Harlem to the Land of Oz.

Trivia

Director Sidney Lumet and writer Joel Schumacher created this adaptation of the 1974 musical of the same name. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Art Direction.