FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
The Wiz
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Scores
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer42%as of 2021-10-05
- Rotten Tomatoes average4.7/10as of 2021-10-05
What it is
The Wiz is a 1978 American musical contemporary fantasy film directed by Sidney Lumet. Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical, the film reimagines the classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum with an African-American cast. Dorothy Gale, a 24-year-old teacher from Harlem, is transported to the magical urban-fantasy Land of Oz.
At a glance
- Genres
- Music / Fantasy / Adventure
- Original language
- English
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