Fiddler on the Roof

11/3/19713h 1m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ To Life! ~

Overview:

In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$9,000,000.00

Revenue:

$83,304,330.00

Key words:

dreams
parent child relationship
tradition
musical
based on play or musical
pogrom
milkman
russian orthodox church
judaism
tavern
constable
suitor
breaking the fourth wall
russian soldier
elopement
fiddler
1900s

Cast

Chaim Topol

~ as ~

Tevye

Norma Crane

~ as ~

Golde

Leonard Frey

~ as ~

Motel

Molly Picon

~ as ~

Yente

Paul Mann

~ as ~

Lazar Wolf

Rosalind Harris

~ as ~

Tzeitel

Michele Marsh

~ as ~

Hodel

Neva Small

~ as ~

Chava

Paul Michael Glaser

~ as ~

Perchik

Ray Lovelock

~ as ~

Fyedka

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
Topol ("Tevye") is superb in this telling of a tale of an agrarian Jewish father in late 19th century Russia who has three daughters. The basic premiss is that he has to arrange suitable "matches" for them. With the aid of some classic numbers like "Matchmaker" & "If I was I Rich Man" we share his experiences and adventures as he attempts, with varying degrees of success, to find suitable husbands for his girls. Set against a backdrop of religious intolerance, and ultimately a pogrom, this is a clever, engaging depiction of the harsh conditions endured by rural Russians in general and the Jewish community specifically. Norman Jewison contrives to reconcile sometimes quite brutal stories of religious prejudice with a defiantly gentle, joyful communal spirit in a thought-provoking and personable fashion. Jerry Bock's instantly recognisable score - based around a delicate, witty and entertaining lyric from Sheldon Harnick makes this as good as any of the genre and although it does drag a bit at the start of the second act, it passes the three hour mark with considerable style.