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:
Region 1 Encoding
Keep Case
Web Access
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Parental Lock
Film Highlights
Cast/Crew Bios
Widescreen
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