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Fiddler On The Roof
Norman Jewison
(1971)
177min
U Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tony Sloman
This film version of one of the greatest, most heartbreaking of all Broadway shows really should have been no less than magnificent, given its source and the opportunities it presents to create movie magic. Through the tale of Tevye and his search for husbands for his five daughters, director Norman Jewison describes the tragic background to the expulsion of the Jews from the Ukraine and the dissolution of their traditions. As Tevye the garrulous milkman, Topol is memorable, and to have his performance (he played the part on the London stage) preserved on film is a major plus. The generally unfamiliar supporting cast is exceptionally well chosen, but the real gem here is the Oscar-winning soundtrack. The songs - including
If I Were a Rich Man
and
Sunrise, Sunset
- provide joyful and sublime highlights, the fiddler is Isaac Stern, and Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's wonderful score is magnificently adapted by John Williams. Another Oscar went to British cameraman Oswald Morris's loving Panavision photography, shot through burnished (actually stockinged) lenses. It's quite long-winded, but it's still a lasting memorial to a great play.
Summary
A poor Jewish milkman is set on finding good husbands for his three eldest daughters while coming to terms with the pressures of village life in Ukraine under Tsarist rule. Unfortunately, his well-meaning plan is hampered by the girls' obstinate insistence on making their own marital choices. Norman Jewison's musical, starring Topol, Norma Crane, Paul Michael Glaser and Leonard Frey.
Cast & Crew
Tevye
Topol
Golde
Norma Crane
Motel
Leonard Frey
Yente
Molly Picon
Lazar Wolf
Paul Mann
Tzeitel
Rosalind Harris
Hodel
Michele Marsh
Chava
Neva Small
Perchik
Paul Michael Glaser
Fyedka
Raymond Lovelock
Director
Norman Jewison
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Blue Dolphin
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
22 Jun 2001
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