The Wiz /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Producer: Detroit, MI : Motown Productions [1978]Distributor: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures [1978]Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video [1993]Manufacturer: Montvale, NJ : Pioneer Video Inc. [1993]Beginning or single date created: 1978.Edition: Letterboxed version; Laser DiscDescription: 2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, color ; 12"ISBN:

0783203888

Uniform titles:

Wiz (Motion picture)

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Production credits:

Based on the play The Wiz ; book by William F. Brown ; music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls ; produced on the New York Stage by Ken Harper.

Cast: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsy Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne as "Glinda the Good" and Richard Pryor as "The Wiz".Summary: A discontented kindergarten teacher living in Harlem is lost in a blizzard and comes upon the wonderland of Oz. There she meets new friends, tries to find her way home, and finds that her life is not so bad after all.

List(s) this item appears in: New Films and Books

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	LaserDisc films - Not For Loan	SP 433 - Screening Room	D-00409 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	16055002083

Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.

Special features: theatrical trailer.

MPAA rating: G.

DVD ; 4.0 surround.

English language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English and French.

Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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