The Wiz (1978)
Dorothy, une institutrice, mène une existence tranquille à Harlem. Un soir, alors qu'elle court après son chien Toto, la jeune femme est transportée par un tourbillon de neige dans un univers parallèle, peuplé de sorcières, d'un magicien, d'esclaves et de créatures extraordinaires. Là, elle croise le chemin d'un épouvantail qui rêve d'avoir un cerveau, d'un homme en fer blanc souhaitant un cœur et d'un lion craintif...
Directeur:
Sidney Lumet
écrivain:
Joel Schumacher
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Diana Ross as Dorothy |
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Michael Jackson as Scarecrow |
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Nipsey Russell as Tinman |
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Ted Ross as Lion |
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Mabel King as Evillene |
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Theresa Merritt as Aunt Em |
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Thelma Carpenter as Miss One |
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Lena Horne as Glinda the Good |
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Richard Pryor as The Wiz |
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Stanley Greene as Uncle Henry |
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Clyde J. Barrett as Subway Peddler |
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Derrick Bell as Crow |
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Roderick-Spencer Sibert as Crow |
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Kashka Banjoko as Crow |
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Ronald "Smokey" Stevens as Crow |
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Toney Brealond as Gold Footman |
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Joe Lynn as Gold Footman |
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Clinton Jackson as Green Footman |
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Charles Rodriguez as Green Footman |
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Carlton Johnson as Head Winkie |
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Ted Williams as Munchkin #1 |
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Mabel Robinson as Munchkin #2 |
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Damon Pearce as Munchkin #3 |
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Donna Patrice Ingram as Munchkin #4 |
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Harry Madsen as Cheetah |
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Glory Van Scott as Rolls Royce Lady |
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Vicki Baltimore as Green Lady |
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Carles Cleveland as Aunt Em's Party |
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Mariann Aalda as Aunt Em's Party |
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Aaron Boddie as Aunt Em's Party |
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Gay Faulkner as Aunt Em's Party |
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Ted Butler as Aunt Em's Party |
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T.B. Skinner as Aunt Em's Party |
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Jamie Perry as Aunt Em's Party |
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Daphne McWilliams as Aunt Em's Party |
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H. Douglas Berring as Aunt Em's Party |
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James Shaw as Aunt Em's Party |
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Johnny Brown as Aunt Em's Party |
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Gyle Waddy as Aunt Em's Party |
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Dorothi Fox as Aunt Em's Party |
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Frances Salisbury as Aunt Em's Party |
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Beatrice Dunmore as Aunt Em's Party |
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Traci Core as Aunt Em's Party |
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Donald King as Aunt Em's Party |
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Claude Brooks as Aunt Em's Party |
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Billie Allen as Aunt Em's Party |
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Willie C. Carpenter as Aunt Em's Party |
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Denice De Jon Nortez as Aunt Em's Party |
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Kevin Stockton as Aunt Em's Party |
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Alvin Alexis as Aunt Em's Party |
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Iman as Emerald City Citizen (uncredited) |
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Quincy Jones as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited) |
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Duke Thorbs as The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Writing | Joel Schumacher | Screenplay |
| Production | Rob Cohen | Producer |
| Production | Kenneth Harper | Executive Producer |
| Production | Berry Gordy | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Charlie Smalls | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Dede Allen | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Coordinator |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Robert N. Tucker Jr. | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Eugene Powell | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Edward Garzero | Scenic Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Gresham | Costume Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Laden | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carl Fullerton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael R. Thomas | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Cunningham | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Putnam | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Newman | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | William A. Farley | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ted Long | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Lynne Twentyman | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Grace Blake | Production Office Coordinator |
| Camera | James A. Contner | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jack Priestley | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Music Editor |
| Sound | Stan Bochner | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marc Laub | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hal Levinsohn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Al Nahmias | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ronald Roose | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Angelo Corrao | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Marlayna Franklin | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Norman Leigh | Gaffer |
| Camera | Kenneth Goss | Key Grip |
| Crew | Al Griswold | Special Effects |
| Art | Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink | Property Master |
| Sound | Charlie Smalls | Songs |
| Directing | Alan Hopkins | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Burtt Harris | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Hank Muller | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Kenneth Utt | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Walton | Costume Design |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Quincy Jones | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Louis Johnson | Choreographer |
| Visual Effects | Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stan Winston | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Philip Rosenberg | Art Direction |
| Production | Burtt Harris | Associate Producer |
| Art | John Jay Moore | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Edward Stewart | Set Decoration |
| Art | Robert Drumheller | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dona Granata | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Recording Supervision |
| Crew | Everett Creach | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Supervising Music Editor |
| Art | Tony Walton | Production Design |
| Writing | L. Frank Baum | Characters |
| Writing | Charlie Smalls | Theatre Play |
| Writing | William F. Brown | Theatre Play |