Fiddler on the Roof

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
• Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentaries - Norman Jewison - Director; Topol - Star
• Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Sound (1971)

Academy Awards - Best Original Song Score and Adaptation (1971)

Academy Awards - Best Cinematography (1971)

Product Description:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Family Interaction | Jewish Heritage | Love Story | Musical | Passover | Recommended | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Film adaptation of the successful Hal Prince-Jerome Robbins stage musical with the show's London star, Topol, in the starring role of Ukrainian milkman Tevye.
• The choreography was set by Jerome Robbins' assistant Tom Abbott, assisted by Sammy Bayes, and followed Robbins' stage dances as closely as possible.
• Shot on location in Lakenik, Yugoslavia.
  
  Produced by Mirisch-Cartier.
• Additional cast: Paul Mann (Lazar Wolf); Rosalind Harris (Tzeitel); Michele Marsh (Hodel); Neva Small (Chava); Raymond Lovelock (Fyedka); Elaine Edwards (Shprintze); Candy Bonstein (Bielka); Shimen Ruskin (Mordcha); Alfie Scopp (Avram); Howard Goorney (Nachum); Barry Dennen (Mendel); Ruth Madoc (Fruma Sarah); Patience Collier (Grandma Tzeitel); Stella Courtney (Shandel); Jacob Kalich (Yankel); Brian Coburn (Berl); George Little (Hone); Stanley Fleet (Farcel); Arnold Diamond (Moishe); Marika Rivera (Rifka); and Mark Malicz (Ezekial).
• DVD Special Features: New Dolby Digital Soundtrack, Feature Length Commentary by Norman Jewison, 8-Page Trivia Booklet, Theatrical Trailer.

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