The Wiz
From the book that's an American tradition… from the smash-hit Broadway show… the entertainment of the year!
1978
Rated
G
134
minutes
Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Directed By:
Sidney Lumet
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Language
English
Release Date
October 24, 1978
Budget
$24,000,000
Revenue
$21,049,053
Cast
Diana Ross
Dorothy Gale
Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville
Theresa Merritt
Aunt Em
Lena Horne
Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor
The Wiz
Mabel King
Evillene
Thelma Carpenter
Miss One
Stanley Greene
Uncle Henry
Quincy Jones
Emerald City Gold Pianist
Iman
Emerald City Citizen
Clyde J. Barrett
Subway Peddler
Harry Madsen
Cheetah
Mabel Robinson
Munchkin #2
Show Full Crew
Directing
Sidney Lumet
Director
Burtt Harris
First Assistant Director
Alan Hopkins
Second Assistant Director
Lynne Twentyman
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production
Rob Cohen
Producer
Burtt Harris
Associate Producer
Berry Gordy
Executive Producer
Kenneth Utt
Production Manager
Grace Blake
Production Office Coordinator
Kenneth Harper
Executive Producer
Sound
Quincy Jones
Music Arranger
Quincy Jones
Music Supervisor
Ronald Roose
Sound Editor
Marc Laub
Sound Editor
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Jack Fitzstephens
Supervising Sound Editor
Jack Fitzstephens
Supervising Music Editor
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Supervisor
Jack Fitzstephens
Music Editor
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Hal Levinsohn
Sound Editor
Dick Vorisek
Recording Supervision
Charlie Smalls
Original Music Composer
Charlie Smalls
Songs
Robert N. Tucker Jr.
Orchestrator
Al Nahmias
Sound Editor
Editing
Camera
James A. Contner
Camera Operator
Jack Priestley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Kenneth Goss
Key Grip
Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Stan Winston
Makeup Designer
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Coordinator
William A. Farley
Hairstylist
Tony Walton
Costume Design
Michael R. Thomas
Makeup Artist
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Artist
Dona Granata
Assistant Costume Designer
George Newman
Wardrobe Assistant
Gloria Gresham
Costume Coordinator
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Marilyn Putnam
Wardrobe Assistant
Robert Laden
Makeup Supervisor
Scott Cunningham
Makeup Artist
Ted Long
Hairstylist
Crew
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Al Griswold
Special Effects
Eugene Powell
Scenic Artist
Louis Johnson
Choreographer
Visual Effects
Art
John Jay Moore
Assistant Art Director
Tony Walton
Production Design
Philip Rosenberg
Art Direction
Edward Stewart
Set Decoration
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Connie Brink
Property Master
Lighting