Details
| Regisseur: | Sidney Lumet |
| Script: | L. Frank Baum, William F. Brown, Joel Schumacher |
| Producent: | Rob Cohen, Kenneth Harper, Burtt Harris, Berry Gordy |
| Theater Verschijning: | 1978 |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Duur: | 134 |
| Prijzen: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 7 nominations |
| Talen: | English |
| Geluid: | Dolby |
| Aspectverhouding: | 1.85 : 1 |
Samenvatting
De verlegen kleuterleidster Dorothy (Diana Ross) uit Harlem komt terecht in een droomwereld waar ze de gele stenen weg moet volgen. Ze wordt vergezeld door een vogelverschrikker op zoek naar een brein, een tinnen man die ook een hart wil en een laffe leeuw die zo graag moedig wil zijn. De film is een afro-amerikaanse versie van The Wizard of Oz.Credits
| Diana Ross | ... | Dorothy |
| Michael Jackson | ... | Scarecrow |
| Nipsey Russell | ... | Tinman |
| Ted Ross | ... | Lion / Fleetwood Coupe de Ville |
| Mabel King | ... | Evillene |
| Theresa Merritt | ... | Aunt Em |
| Thelma Carpenter | ... | Miss One |
| Lena Horne | ... | Glinda the Good |
| Richard Pryor | ... | The Wiz (Herman Smith) |
| Stanley Greene | ... | Uncle Henry |
| Clyde J. Barrett | ... | Subway Peddler |
| Derrick Bell | ... | The Four Crows |
| Roderick-Spencer Sibert | ... | The Four Crows |
| Kashka Banjoko | ... | The Four Crows |
| Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens | ... | The Four Crows |
| Tony Brealord | ... | Gold Footman (as Tony Brealond) |
| Joe Lynn | ... | Gold Footman |
| Clinton Jackson | ... | Green Footman |
| Charles Rodriguez | ... | Green Footman |
| Carlton Johnson | ... | Head Winkie |
| Ted Williams | ... | Munchkin #1 |
| Mabel Robinson | ... | Munchkin #2 / The Wiz Singers Adult Choir |
| Damon Pearce | ... | Munchkin #3 |
| Donna Patrice Ingram | ... | Munchkin #4 |
| Harry Madsen | ... | Cheetah, Head of the Flying Monkeys |
| Glory Van Scott | ... | Rolls Royce Lady |
| Vicki Baltimore | ... | Green Lady |
| Carlos Cleveland | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Mariann Aalda | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Aaron Boddie | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Gay Faulkner | ... | Guest at Aunt Emma's Party |
| Ted Butler | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| T.B. Skinner | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Jamie Perry | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Daphne McWilliams | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| H. Douglas Berring | ... | Aunt Em's Party (as Douglas Berring) |
| James Shaw | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Johnny Brown | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Gyle Waddy | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Dorothi Fox | ... | Aunt Em's Party (as Dorothy Fox) |
| Frances Salisbury | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Beatrice Dunmore | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Traci Core | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Donald King | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Claude Brooks | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Billie Allen | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Willie C. Carpenter | ... | Aunt Em's Party (as Willie Carpenter) |
| Denice Dejon | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Kevin Stockton | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Alvin Alexis | ... | Aunt Em's Party |
| Charlie Smalls | ... | Composer |