| Edition |
Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the play by William F. Brown. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. |
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Special features include: documentary, Wiz on down the road ; scene selections ; production notes ; cast & filmmakers' biographies ; theatrical trailer ; web links. |
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MPAA rating: G. |
| Credits |
Songs, Charles Smalls ; music, Quincy Jones ; choreography, Louis Johnson ; director of photography, Oswald Morris ; executive producer, Ken Harper ; editor, Dede Allen. |
| Cast |
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsy Russell, Richard Pryor, Lena Horne, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
English language soundtrack (4.0 surround) with optional subtitles in English and French ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 -- Film and video adaptations.
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Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Oz (Imaginary place) -- Drama.
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Musical films.
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Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011.
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Ross, Diana, 1944-
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Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009.
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Russell, Nipsy, 1924-2005.
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Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.
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Horne, Lena, 1917-2010.
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Ross, Ted (Theodore)
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Small, Charles, 1927-2017.
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Brown, William F. (William Ferdinand), 1928-2019
Wiz.
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Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.
Wizard of Oz.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Motown Record Corporation.
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Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0783233493 |
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9780783233499 |
| Standard No. |
025192053429 |
| Music No. |
20534 Universal Studios |
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