Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Cast
Diana Ross
Dorothy
Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Mabel King
Evillene
Theresa Merritt
Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter
Miss One
Lena Horne
Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor
The Wiz
Stanley Greene
Uncle Henry
Clyde J. Barrett
Subway Peddler
Derrick Bell
Crow
Roderick-Spencer Sibert
Crow
Kashka Banjoko
Crow
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens
Crow
Toney Brealond
Gold Footman
Joe Lynn
Gold Footman
Clinton Jackson
Green Footman
Charles Rodriguez
Green Footman
Carlton Johnson
Head Winkie
Ted Williams
Munchkin #1
Mabel Robinson
Munchkin #2
Damon Pearce
Munchkin #3
Donna Patrice Ingram
Munchkin #4
Harry Madsen
Cheetah
Glory Van Scott
Rolls Royce Lady
Vicki Baltimore
Green Lady
Carles Cleveland
Aunt Em's Party
Mariann Aalda
Aunt Em's Party
Aaron Boddie
Aunt Em's Party
Gay Faulkner
Aunt Em'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
James Shaw
Aunt Em's Party
Johnny Brown
Aunt Em's Party
Gyle Waddy
Aunt Em's Party
Dorothi Fox
Aunt Em's Party
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
Denice De Jon Nortez
Aunt Em's Party
Kevin Stockton
Aunt Em's Party
Alvin Alexis
Aunt Em's Party
Iman
Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)
Quincy Jones
Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
Duke Thorbs
The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Sidney Lumet
Director
Joel Schumacher
Screenplay
Dede Allen
Editor
Marlayna Franklin
Assistant Editor
Angelo Corrao
Assistant Editor
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Burtt Harris
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Alan Hopkins
Second Assistant Director
Kenneth Harper
Executive Producer
Berry Gordy
Executive Producer
Rob Cohen
Producer
Tony Walton
Production Design, Costume Design
James A. Contner
Camera Operator
Hank Muller
Assistant Camera
Dona Granata
Assistant Costume Designer
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Coordinator
Gloria Gresham
Costume Coordinator
Marilyn Putnam
Wardrobe Assistant
George Newman
Wardrobe Assistant
Ted Long
Hairstylist
William A. Farley
Hairstylist
Stan Winston
Makeup Designer
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Artist
Scott Cunningham
Makeup Artist
Michael R. Thomas
Makeup Artist
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Robert Laden
Makeup Supervisor
Jack Priestley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Eugene Powell
Scenic Artist
John Jay Moore
Assistant Art Director
Jack Fitzstephens
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Supervisor, Supervising Music Editor, Music Editor
Al Nahmias
Sound Editor
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Marc Laub
Sound Editor
Ronald Roose
Sound Editor
Hal Levinsohn
Sound Editor
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Al Griswold
Special Effects
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Charlie Smalls
Original Music Composer, Songs, Theatre Play
Quincy Jones
Music Supervisor, Music Arranger
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Edward Stewart
Set Decoration
Lynne Twentyman
Script Supervisor
Grace Blake
Production Office Coordinator
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Louis Johnson
Choreographer
Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink
Property Master
L. Frank Baum
Characters
Dick Vorisek
Recording Supervision
Kenneth Goss
Key Grip
Norman Leigh
Gaffer
Kenneth Utt
Production Manager
William F. Brown
Theatre Play
Philip Rosenberg
Art Direction
Robert N. Tucker Jr.
Orchestrator
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