DVD
The Wiz [videorecording] / Universal ; a Motown production ; screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
A discontented kindergarten teacher living in Harlem is lost in a blizzard and comes upon the wonderland of Oz. There she meets new friends, tries to find her way home, and finds that her life is not so bad after all.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios, [2009]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the play by William F. Brown. Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. Special features include: documentary, Wiz on down the road ; scene selections ; production notes ; cast & filmmakers' biographies ; theatrical trailer. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Songs, Charles Smalls ; music, Quincy Jones ; choreography, Louis Johnson ; director of photography, Oswald Morris ; executive producer, Ken Harper ; editor, Dede Allen. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Diana Ross (Dorothy) ; Michael Jackson (Scarecrow) ; Nipsy Russell (Tin Man) ; Richard Pryor (Great Wizard) ; Lena Horne (Glinda the Good) ; Ted Ross (Cowardly Lion) ; Mabel King (Evillene) ; Theresa Merritt (Aunt Em) ; Thelma Carpenter (Miss One). |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: G. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual layer, digitally remastered, widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); Dolby Digital. |
| Language Note: | English language soundtrack (Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1) or French language soundtrack (Dolby digital 2.0) with optional subtitles in English and French. Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
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| Subject: | Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) > Drama. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 > Film adaptations. Oz (Imaginary place) > Drama. |
| Genre: | Musical films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
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