The Wiz, a Motown Production ; produced by Rob Cohen ; screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; directed by Sidney Lumet

Type

Label

The Wiz, a Motown Production ; produced by Rob Cohen ; screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; directed by Sidney Lumet

Note

Title from containerBased on the book by William F. Brown ; music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls ; produced on the New York stage by Ken HarperOriginally released as a motion picture in 1978Special features: "Wiz on down the road" featurette; theatrical trailerVideorecording

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

mixed

resource.creditsNote

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

Dimensions

other

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

Diana Ross (Dorothy) ; Michael Jackson (Scarecrow) ; Nipsy Russell (Tin Man) ; Richard Pryor (Great Wizard) ; Lena Horne (Glinda the Good) ; Ted Ross (Cowardly Lion) ; Mabel King (Evillene) ; Theresa Merritt (Aunt Em) ; Thelma Carpenter (Miss One)

Physical Description

1 videodisc (135 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System control number

(OCoLC)310357094ocn310357094OCoLC

System details

DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., dual-layer, NTSC

Upc

025192015885