Fiddler on the roof / the Mirisch Production Company presents a Norman Jewison film ; screenplay by Joseph Stein ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison ; adapted for the screen by Tom Abbott.
Tevye is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for five unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. Faced with mounting financial strain and growing anti-Semitism, Tevye strives to maintain balance despite the precarious nature of his situation.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: [Widescreen version].
- Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [2007]
- Distributor: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Copyright: ©1971
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Oswald Morris ; music for stage play and film, Jerry Bock ; lyrics for stage play and film, Sheldon Harnick ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; original choreography, Jerome Robbins ; adapted for the screen, Tom Abbott. Originally produced for the New York stage by Harold Prince ; entire stage production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; based on the stage play "Fiddler on the roof" ; adapted from Sholom Aleichem ; stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: G. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mono, dual layer. |
Language Note: | English (Dolby 5.1), English (mono.), French (mono.) or Spanish (mono.) dialogue, optional Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
Awards Note: | Academy Awards, USA, 1972: Best Cinematography; Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score (John Williams); Best Sound. Golden Globes, USA, 1972: Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy; Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Topol). |
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