Fiddler on the roof

DVD 1971

Tevye is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for three 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.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Fathers and daughters Russia Drama

Jewish families Russia Drama

Milk trade Russia Drama

Russia Drama

Sisters Russia Drama

Tradition (Judaism) Drama

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Feature films Musical films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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Decades collection 1970s

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Edition:

40th anniversary ed

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 181 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: G

Notes:

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1971
Based on the stage play Fiddler on the roof, adapted from Sholom Aleichem
Special features: audio commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol; Norman Jewison, filmmaker; Norman Jewison looks back; John Williams: creating a musical tradition; Songs of Fiddler on the roof; deleted song, 'Any day now'; Tevye's daughters; Set in reality: production design; storyboard-to-film comparison; Tevye's dream sequence (in full color with side-by-side comparison and an introduction by Norman Jewison); trailers, teasers and TV spots
Music, Jerry Bock; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; Director of photography, John Kenway ; production design, Gavin Davies ; editor, Greg Miller ; Isaac Stern, violin
Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 or mono sound
For private home use only
English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles ; subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

937053

UPC:

027616063298
027616085375
027616867674
883904238959

Other Authors:

Bock, Jerry
Crane, Norma, 1928-1973
Frey, Leonard, 1938-1988
Harnick, Sheldon
Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024
Mann, Paul, 1915-1985
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mirisch Production Company
Picon, Molly
Stein, Joseph
Topol, 1935-2023
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Williams, John, 1932-

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