In this Sidney Lumet-directed Motown rendition of THE WIZARD OF OZ, Diana Ross plays a soulful Dorothy, accompanied by a cast peppered with R&B stars such as Roberta Flack and Luther Vandross.
Filmed on location in New York City.
The film was nominated for four Academy Awards.
DVD Features:
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
DTS 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - French
Subtitles: English, (SDH), French
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - Wiz on Down the Road
Theatrical Trailer
Choreographer
Louis Johnson: Choreographer
Director of Photography
Oswald Morris: British DOP - "Lolita", "The Man Who Would Be King"
Production Designer
Philip Rosenberg: Production Designer
Story
L. Frank Baum: Novelist/"Wizard Of Oz"
Costume Designer
Tony Walton: Production/Cost. Designer
Review 1:
"...Director Sidney Lumet has created what amounts to a love letter to the city of New York, which he equates with Oz..."
Source: Variety
10/04/1978
Review 2:
"...Real, old-fashioned production numbers....Children and Diana Ross fans will probably think every penny was well spent."
Source: New York Times
10/26/1978