The Wiz

Directed by Sidney Lumet
AL
24 oktober 1978    2 u, 14 m    Box Office: US$ 21 mln.Adventure, Familie,
5.738%66%6.1
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De verlegen kleuterleidster Dorothy (Diana Ross) uit Harlem komt terecht in een droomwereld waar ze de gele stenen weg moet volgen. Ze wordt vergezeld door een vogelverschrikker op zoek naar een brein, een tinnen man die ook een hart wil en een laffe leeuw die zo graag moedig wil zijn. De film is een afro-amerikaanse versie van The Wizard of Oz.
  • Diana RossDorothy
  • Michael JacksonScarecrow
  • Nipsey RussellTinman
  • Ted RossLion
  • Mabel KingEvillene
  • Theresa MerrittAunt Em
  • Thelma CarpenterMiss One
  • Lena HorneGlinda the Good
  • Richard PryorThe Wiz
  • Stanley GreeneUncle Henry
  • Clyde J. BarrettSubway Peddler
  • Derrick BellCrow
  • Roderick-Spencer SibertCrow
  • Kashka BanjokoCrow
  • Ronald "Smokey" StevensCrow
  • Toney BrealondGold Footman
  • Joe LynnGold Footman
  • Clinton JacksonGreen Footman
  • Charles RodriguezGreen Footman
  • Carlton JohnsonHead Winkie

The Wiz Ratings & Reviews

  • TomVader20 december 2025
    I remember this being on TV when I was young, and I was very excited to see it because Micheal Jackson was in it. Then I fell asleep watching it. Well, I'm much older now, but I still fell asleep watching it. This movie had a lot of promise, but overdoes the visuals and songs. It wouldn't be a bad thing if the songs were catchy enough, but most of them don't measure up. It also seems like they break into a 12 minute musical number every single time any scene changes. The result is that the story drags. While it's fun to see this story reimagined, I think they tried too hard for a Broadway musical feel, which doesn't work for me.

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