Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: VHS00653

by Charlie Smalls; Joel Schumacher; Rob Cohen; Sidney Lumet; Diana Ross; Michael Jackson; Richard Pryor; Universal Pictures (Firm); MCA Universal Home Video (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video, [1992]

Notes: Originally released in 1978 (133 mins.); Based on the play of the same name, the movie The Wizard of Oz and the book by L. Frank Baum; Nominated for four 1979 Academy Awards;

Summary: Modern African-American version of The wizard of Oz, based on the Broadway show. Dorothy is a shy Harlem kindergarten teacher who is transported to the land of Oz during a blizzard. There she meets up with assorted characters who accompany her on her journey down the yellow brick road.

Also: See the 1925 silent film version, The Wizard of Oz (VHS00006) and the Victor Fleming directed, Wizard of Oz (VHS00575); Also, the Walter Murch directed Return to Oz (VHS00686);

OCLC #: 31202124