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The Wiz released with all-Black cast and Quincy Jones score

The Wiz, based on the 1975 Broadway musical, is released starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson with music by Quincy Jones. Despite mixed reviews, it marks the largest-budgeted film with an all-Black principal cast to that point.

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  1. October 24, 1978
    The Wiz released with all-Black cast and Quincy Jones score

    The Wiz, based on the 1975 Broadway musical, is released starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson with music by Quincy Jones. Despite mixed reviews, it marks the largest-budgeted film with an all-Black principal cast to that point.

  2. October 24, 1978
    The Wiz released with all-Black cast and Quincy Jones score

    The Wiz, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson with music by Quincy Jones, marks the largest-budgeted film with an all-Black principal cast to that point.