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Fiddler on the Roof

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A lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye, a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century czarist Russia.
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Critics Consensus

A bird may love a fish -- and musical fans will love this adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof, even if it isn't quite as transcendent as the long-running stage version.

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Joe Clay The Times (UK) 02/28/2024
Topol, Israel's best-known actor, played Tevye... delivering an unforgettable and barnstorming (literally — see the If I Were a Rich Man number) performance in the film. Go to Full Review Wanda Hale New York Daily News 05/17/2023
4/4
Fiddler on the Roof, stunning, joyful, jubilant and emotion stirring, is an artistic triumph for Norman Jewison. Go to Full Review Pauline Kael The New Yorker 05/16/2023
The movie offers the pleasures of big, bold strokes; it's American folk opera, commercial style. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 02/06/2025
6/10
The concepts may be potent, with morbid historical lessons to be imparted, and the script intelligent, with a knack for elucidating Jewish plights and defiance under tsarist rule, but they’re nonetheless considerably drawn-out. Go to Full Review Joe Baltake Philadelphia Daily News 05/16/2023
What Jewison has whipped up here is a sprawling, broad-shouldered family entertainment jam-packed with lively songs; warm, funny situations, and endearing characters. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dede S. @Dplaywithme Feb 2 I’ve loved this movie since I was 10 years old. I have rewatched it many times, most recently, yesterday. For the first in viewing this classic movie I was left a wreck crying because our current despot of a president has said all immigrants are criminals. I support legal immigration and love all people so this was very hard to watch again See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 17 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Eye C @ECinc Oct 7 A great musical, a sad story. And still relevant in this days. The movie is the type of it merges with the date that represents and it cannot be watched as a production of its time. See more Melissa L @Agent99 Sep 1 The music! The acting! What's not to like?! See more Stephen C @bob25009 06/05/2025 Success in 3 hours and 1 minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Ed G @EdGoforth 05/18/2025 One of my all-time favorites. I first learned of this in the late 1980's from the Original Broadway Soundtrack. And the movie version is a true gem. See more Read all reviews
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Norman Jewison

Director

Topol

Tevye

Norma Crane

Golde

Leonard Frey

Motel

Molly Picon

Yente

Paul Mann

Lazar Wolf

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Synopsis A lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye, a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century czarist Russia.
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Norman Jewison
Screenwriter
Sholom Aleichem, Joseph Stein
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Mirisch Company, Cartier Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1971, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
3h 1m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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