The Wiz (1978)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Wiz |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Swedish release | 1979-05-05 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Art Director | |
| Film Editor |
Cast
| Diana Ross | Dorothy | ||
| Michael Jackson | "Fågelskrämman" | ||
| Nipsey Russell | "Plåtman" | ||
| Ted Ross | "Lejonet" | ||
| Lena Horne | Glinda den Goda | ||
| Richard Pryor | "Trollkarlen" | ||
| Mabel King | Evillene | ||
| Theresa Merritt | tant Em | ||
| Thelma Carpenter | Miss One | ||
| Stanley Greene | farbror Henry | ||
| Clyde J. Barrett | försäljaren på tunnelbanan | ||
| Derrick Bell | kråka | ||
| Rpderick Spencer Sibert | kråka | ||
| Kashka Banjoko | kråka | ||
| Ronald "Smokey" Stevens | kråka | ||
| Tony Brealond | gyllene lakej | ||
| Joe Lynn | gyllene lakej | ||
| Clinton Jackson | grön lakej | ||
| Charles Rodriguez | grön lakej | ||
| Carlton Johnson | huvudvinkaren | ||
| Ted Williams | Munchkin | ||
| Mabel Robinson | Munchkin | ||
| Damon Pearce | Munchkin | ||
| Donna Patrice Ingram | Munchkin | ||
| Harry Madsen | Cheetah | ||
| Glory Van Scott | damen i Rolls-Royce | ||
| Vicki Baltimore | gröna damen | ||
| Carlos Cleveland | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Mariann Aalda | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Aaron Boddie | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Gay Faulkner | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Ted Butler | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| T.B. Skinner | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Jamie Perry | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Daphne McWilliams | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Douglas Berring | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| James Shaw | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Johnny Brown | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Gyle Waddy | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Dorothy Fox | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Frances Salisbury | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Beatrice Dunmore | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Traci Core | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Donald King | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Claude Brooks | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Billie Allen | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Willie Carpenter | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Denice Dejon | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Kevin Stockton | gäst hos tant Em | ||
| Alvin Alexis | gäst hos tant Em |
Companies
| Production Company | Motown Productions | för | |
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| Universal Pictures | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Cinema International Corporation | 1979 | (även 70 mm) |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Universal Pictures Nordic AB | 2010 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 119859 |
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| Date | 1979-01-26 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 3670 meters |
| Censorship number | 119859 |
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| Date | 1979-01-26 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 4588 meters |
Original work
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1979-05-05 | Prisma | Gothenburg | Sweden | 134 min | |
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| 1979-05-05 | Saga | Kristianstad | Sweden | 134 min | ||
| 1979-05-05 | Camera | Norrköping | Sweden | 134 min | ||
| 1979-05-05 | Sergel | Stockholm | Sweden | 134 min | ||
| 1979-05-05 | Odéon | Umeå | Sweden | 134 min | ||
| 1979-05-05 | Spegeln | Örebro | Sweden | 134 min | samt 6 städer | |
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2005-04-24 | |||||
| DVD release | 2010-12-15 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2017-01-28 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2017-01-28 |
Soundtrack listing
Related films
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 70 mm |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 4 |
| Slides | SET |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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