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Fiddler on the roof  Cover Image DVD DVD

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.

Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024 (Added Author). Stein, Joseph. (Added Author). Abbott, Tom. (Added Author). Topol, 1935-2023 (Added Author). Crane, Norma, 1928-1973 (Added Author). Frey, Leonard, 1938-1988 (Added Author). Picon, Molly. (Added Author). Mann, Paul, 1915-1985 (Added Author). Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014 (Added Author). Bock, Jerry. (Added Author). Harnick, Sheldon. (Added Author). Williams, John, 1932- (Added Author). Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916 (Added Author). Perl, Arnold. (Added Author). Mirisch Production Company. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann. (Cast).

Summary:

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

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).
Subject: Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916 > Film adaptations.
Stein, Joseph > Film adaptations.
©øTe©øvye (Fictitious character : Sholem Aleichem) > Drama.
Jews > Ukraine > Social life and customs > Drama.
Milk trade > Russia > Drama.
Jewish families > Russia > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Russia > Drama.
Sisters > Russia > Drama.
Tradition (Judaism) > Drama.
Dating services > Russia > Drama.
Russia > Drama.
Genre: Musical films.
Musical > Feature.
Adaptation > Feature.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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