Fiddler on the Roof Director: Norman Jewison Cast: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon
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- DVD Release Date: 09/04/2007
- Original Release: 1971
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- Sales Rank: 1,389
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Disc #1 -- Fiddler on the Roof
1. Chapter 1 [:10]
2. Chapter 2 [:13]
3. Chapter 3 [6:32]
4. Chapter 4 [2:44]
5. Chapter 5 [3:34]
6. Chapter 6 [1:02]
7. Chapter 7 [3:40]
8. Chapter 8 [3:04]
9. Chapter 9 [3:12]
10. Chapter 10 [2:57]
11. Chapter 11 [2:38]
12. Chapter 12 [4:20]
13. Chapter 13 [1:30]
14. Chapter 14 [4:16]
15. Chapter 15 [1:00]
16. Chapter 16 [1:36]
17. Chapter 17 [5:41]
18. Chapter 18 [:45]
19. Chapter 19 [5:55]
20. Chapter 20 [:56]
21. Chapter 21 [2:05]
22. Chapter 22 [3:02]
23. Chapter 23 [4:12]
24. Chapter 24 [5:39]
25. Chapter 25 [1:11]
26. Chapter 26 [3:05]
27. Chapter 27 [2:11]
28. Chapter 28 [1:23]
29. Chapter 29 [2:26]
30. Chapter 30 [4:45]
31. Chapter 31 [2:41]
32. Chapter 32 [1:36]
33. Chapter 33 [2:03]
34. Chapter 34 [3:38]
35. Chapter 35 [:11]
36. Chapter 36 [5:22]
37. Chapter 37 [1:29]
38. Chapter 38 [1:15]
39. Chapter 39 [3:13]
40. Chapter 40 [2:07]
41. Chapter 41 [1:47]
42. Chapter 42 [1:48]
43. Chapter 43 [2:33]
44. Chapter 44 [2:11]
45. Chapter 45 [6:49]
46. Chapter 46 [:47]
47. Chapter 47 [3:22]
48. Chapter 48 [2:03]
49. Chapter 49 [3:16]
50. Chapter 50 [3:31]
51. Chapter 51 [1:14]
52. Chapter 52 [3:05]
53. Chapter 53 [2:45]
54. Chapter 54 [5:11]
55. Chapter 55 [:17]
56. Chapter 56 [2:52]
57. Chapter 57 [2:09]
58. Chapter 58 [4:06]
59. Chapter 59 [:37]
60. Chapter 60 [4:02]
61. Chapter 61 [2:00]
62. Chapter 62 [4:24]
63. Chapter 63 [2:30]
64. Chapter 64 [5:29]
65. Chapter 65 [:14]
66. Chapter 66 [1:58]
67. Chapter 67 [:06]
68. Chapter 68 [:00]
Editorial Reviews
Flamboyant yet sentimental, this 1971 film version of the long-running, award-winning Broadway play benefits from colorful location shooting, grand cinematic expansion of the show's constricted settings, and the charismatic performance of Israeli actor Topol in the leading role. He's nearly perfect as Tevye, a Jewish milkman who lives with his long-suffering wife and five daughters in the Ukrainian village of Anatevka, from which representatives of the corrupt czarist regime seek to drive Jewish traditionalists. The hapless, impoverished Tevye clings to his traditions even as he dreams of better things for himself and his family. This simple plot provided an unusual framework for a Broadway musical, and on film the story becomes even more compelling. Topol plays his complicated character with the necessary juxtaposition of traits: Tevye is bombastic yet contemplative, high-spirited yet riddled with self-doubt. His dialogues with God -- and, by extension, the audience -- are soulful, and Topol's rendition of the showstopping tune "If I Were a Rich Man" is a bit more sober and less exuberant than that of Zero Mostel, who originated the role on Broadway. Norma Crane plays wife Golde with dignity and restraint, while supporting actress Molly Picon is delightfully insouciant as Yente the matchmaker and Leonard Frey equally appealing as Motel the tailor. The beloved Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick score, which includes such favorites as "Tradition," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," and "Sunrise, Sunset," makes the transition from stage to screen with no difficulty whatsoever, thanks to the assured staging of director Norman Jewison. Isaac Stern's violin work distinguishes the background music, for which composer John Williams won an Oscar (one of three the film received). With its deeply affecting affirmations of decency, loyalty, and bravery, Fiddler on the Roof is a classic folk story enhanced with beautiful music; in this film version it's a remarkable entertainment that, once encountered, will remain with you long after the final fadeout. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble
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