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1978 Musical fantasy adventure
USA
2h 14min
G
Guide for parents: Rated G in the USA.·
Guide for parents: Rated G in the USA.·
Guide for parents: Rated G in the USA.·
Guide for parents: Rated G in the USA.·
Guide for parents: Rated G in the USA.·
Guide for parents: Rated G in the USA.·
Guide for parents: Rated G in the USA.
Dorothy, a young African-American kindergarten teacher leaves a large family dinner one night to chase after her dog during a New York City snowstorm and gets swept up by a cyclone and transplanted to the urban version of the land of Oz.
| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Written by | L. Frank Baum, William F. Brown |
| Company | Universal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures
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Starring
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Nipsey Russell
Ted Ross
Lena Horne
Richard Pryor
Mabel King
Theresa Merritt
Thelma Carpenter
Stanley Greene
Clyde J. Barrett
Derrick Bell
Roderick-Spencer Sibert
Kashka Banjoko
Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens
Tony Brealord
Joe Lynn
Clinton Jackson
Charles Rodriguez
Carlton Johnson
Ted Williams
Mabel Robinson
Damon Pearce
Donna Patrice Ingram
Harry Madsen
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