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DVD

The Wiz

Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 (Added Author). Ross, Diana, 1944- (Added Author). Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009 (Added Author). Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005 (Added Author). Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005 (Added Author). Horne, Lena. (Added Author). Ross, Ted (Theodore) (Added Author). Smalls, Charlie. (Added Author). Brown, William F. (William Ferdinand), 1928- Wiz. (Added Author). Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) 1856-1919 Wizard of Oz. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Motown Record Corporation. (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). 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). (Cast).

Summary: 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: videorecording
videodisc
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).