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Fiddler on the Roof  (1971)

Fiddler on the Roof
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
179 mins

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Fiddler on the Roof

Norman Jewison's adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical is set in the Ukranian ghetto village of Anatevka (the film was actually lensed in Yugoslavia). Israeli actor Topol repeats his London stage role as Tevye the milkman, whose equilibrium is constantly being challenged by his poverty, the prejudicial attitudes of non-Jews, and the romantic entanglements of his five daughters. Whenever the weight of the world becomes too much for him, Tevye carries on lengthy conversations with God, who does not answer but is at least more willing to listen than the milkman's remonstrative wife Golde. After arranging a marriage between his oldest daughter Tzeitel and wealthy butcher Lazar Wolf, Tevye is forced to do some quick rearranging when the girl falls in love with poor tailor Motel Kamzoil. Fancying himself more broad-minded than his gentile oppressors, Tevye cannot accept the notion that his other daughter Chava would want to marry Fyedka, a non-Jew. And after shouting the praises of "tradition," Tevye must change his tune-and his entire life-when he and his neighbors are forced out of Anatevka by the Czar's minions. Topol's co-stars include Norma Crane as Golde, Yiddish theater legend Molly Picon as Yente the matchmaker, and Leonard Frey as Motel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


Fiddler on the Roof Trivia

Who played Tevye in the movie Fiddler on the Roof?
Topol played Tevye in the movie Fiddler on the Roof

Who played Golde in the movie Fiddler on the Roof?
Norma Crane played Golde in the movie Fiddler on the Roof

Who played Motel in the movie Fiddler on the Roof?
Leonard Frey played Motel in the movie Fiddler on the Roof

Who played Yente in the movie Fiddler on the Roof?
Molly Picon played Yente in the movie Fiddler on the Roof

Who played Lazar Wolf in the movie Fiddler on the Roof?
Paul Mann played Lazar Wolf in the movie Fiddler on the Roof

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