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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:20
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Ukrainian milkman Tevye clings desperately to the old Jewish traditions while all around him the world changes, day by day. His three daughters marry men he considers more and more unacceptable,... Ukrainian milkman Tevye clings desperately to the old Jewish traditions while all around him the world changes, day by day. His three daughters marry men he considers more and more unacceptable, and the ruling Russian government's anti-Semitism threatens to drive him from his home. Based on the enormously successful Broadway show with great performances and unforgettable songs. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Topol. Academy Awards: 3, including Best (Adapted) Song Score. [More]
Starring: Topol, Molly Picon, Leonard Frey, Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: Topol, Molly Picon, Leonard Frey, Paul Michael Glaser, Norma Crane, Theodore Bikel, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh
Director: Norman Jewison
Director: Norman Jewison
Screenwriter: Joseph Stein
Producer: Norman Jewison
Composer: John Williams
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Reviews for Fiddler on the Roof
L'Chaim! Life itself, joyous and tragic, is the subject of the boisterous, comic, heartbreaking vision of Fiddler on the Roof.
Though the acting is good and some of the songs are glorious, this film version of the stage hit leaves much to be desired due to lack of imagination of helmer Norman Jewison and excessive running time (180 minutes).
Norman Jewison's mind-numbingly literal adaptation of the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof is no disaster, but it certainly has its limitations.
Stolid, uncinematic exercise in milking more cash from a nicely scored but mediocre Broadway hit.
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