Fiddler On The Roof Movie

G 3h 1min drama family musical 3 november 1971 usa 1 40 trailer.

Fiddler on the roof movie. Movie info when fiddler on the roof opened on broadway in 1964 it explored themes of tradition religion and anti semitism against a modern backdrop of radical social change that addressed. 1971 g 3h 1m classic musicals. Fiddler on the roof. Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american epic musical comedy drama film produced and directed by norman jewison.

In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village. This adaptation of the musical chronicles the trials of a jewish peasant his wife and their three strong willed daughters in pre revolutionary russia. Fiddler on the roof 1971 fiddler on the roof. It is an adaptation of the 1964 broadway musical of the same name with music composed by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and screenplay by joseph stein and based on stories by sholem aleichem.

Best music scoring adaptation and original song score for john williams. Fiddler on the roof tells the life affirming story of a poor jewish milkman whose love pride and faith help him cope with the challenges of raising a family in czarist russia. Best cinematography award for oswald morris. Topol norma crane leonard frey.