The Wiz
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- Synopsis
- Sidney Lumet's The Wiz is the film version of the popular Broadway musical that retells the events of L. Frank Baum's classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through the eyes of a young African-American kindergarten teacher who's "never been below ......
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- Starring
- Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor
- Director(s)
- Sidney Lumet
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- G
- Runtime
- 134 min.
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