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The Wiz
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The work The Wiz represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource The Wiz
Label
The Wiz
Statement of responsibility
screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; a Motown production
Contributor
  • Smalls, Charlie
  • Motown Productions
  • Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Brown, William F., (William Ferdinand), 1928-2019
  • Carpenter, Thelma, (Vocalist)
  • Cohen, Rob, 1949-
  • Harper, Ken
  • Horne, Lena
  • Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009
  • King, Mabel, 1932-1999
  • Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011
  • Merritt, Theresa
  • Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
  • Ross, Diana, 1944-
  • Ross, Ted, (Theodore)
  • Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005
  • Schumacher, Joel, 1939-
Actor
  • Carpenter, Thelma, (Vocalist)
  • Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005
  • Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
  • Ross, Diana, 1944-
  • Ross, Ted, (Theodore)
  • King, Mabel, 1932-1999
  • Merritt, Theresa
  • Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009
  • Horne, Lena
Film director
  • Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011
Film distributor
  • Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Film producer
  • Cohen, Rob, 1949-
Librettist
  • Brown, William F., (William Ferdinand), 1928-2019
Producer
  • Harper, Ken
Production company
  • Motown Productions
Screenwriter
  • Schumacher, Joel, 1939-
Subject
  • New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
  • Oz (Imaginary place) -- Drama
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Fantasy films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films
  • Film adaptations
  • Gale, Dorothy, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
  • Kindergarten teachers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
  • Musical films
Genre
  • Musical films
  • Drama
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Feature films
  • Film adaptations
  • Fiction films
  • Fantasy films
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City
Member of
  • Wiz (Motion picture)
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Dede Allen ; songs, Charlie Smalls ; music adaptation, Quincy Jones ; production and costume designer, Tony Walton ; special visual effects, Albert Whitlock
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: G
Language note
English or French dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.W59 2010
PerformerNote
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor
Runtime
135
Technique
live action

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