The Wiz (Holiday Packaging)

Starring: Michael Jackson & Diana Ross Director: Sidney Lumet & Rob Cohen Rated:

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Rated: G
Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Video: Color
Released: November 1, 2009
Originally Released: 1978
Label: Universal Studios
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Audio:

Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
DTS - English, French
Subtitles - English, French

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Michael Jackson & Diana Ross
Performer:		Ted Ross, Theresa Merritt, Gwen Guthrie, Nipsey Russell, Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Cissy Houston, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor & Mabel King
Directed by		Sidney Lumet & Rob Cohen
Edited by		Dede Allen
Screenwriting by		Joel Schumacher
Composition by		Luther Vandross, Valerie Simpson, Charlie Smalls, Quincy Jones & Nick Ashford
Story by		L. Frank Baum
Director of Photography:		Oswald Morris

Entertainment Reviews:

Variety - 10/04/1978
"...Director Sidney Lumet has created what amounts to a love letter to the city of New York, which he equates with Oz..."

New York Times - 10/26/1978
"...Real, old-fashioned production numbers....Children and Diana Ross fans will probably think every penny was well spent."

Product Description:

In this Sidney Lumet-directed Motown rendition of THE WIZARD OF OZ, Diana Ross plays a soulful Dorothy, accompanied by a cast peppered with R&B stars such as Roberta Flack and Luther Vandross.

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Filmed on location in New York City.
The film was nominated for four Academy Awards.

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UPC: 025192044823
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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