Director
Norman Jewison
Actors
Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Chaim Topol, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Paul Michael Glaser, Ray Lovelock, Elaine Edwards, Candy Bonstein, Shimen Ruskin, Zvee Scooler, Louis Zorich
Runtime
3 h 01 min
Release Date
1 January 1971
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Overview
This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century Czarist Russia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards.

 

“The Most Powerful Movie Musical Ever Made!” -Pauline Kael

“An outstanding accomplishment in every category” (Boxoffice), this lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the century czarist Russia.

Nominated for eight Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director and featuring such classic songs as “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Matchmaker” and “Sunrise, Sunset,” Fiddler on the Roof is a universal story of hope, love and acceptance – a “stunning, joyful and jubilant” (New York Daily News) musical masterpiece.

 

 

Watched part 1 on 2-25-2013

Watched  12-31-2013

Watched for Yom Kippur 9/22+23/2015

Watched part 1 on Passover 4-22-2016