Fiidle On The Roof

Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905.

Fiidle on the roof.

Director norman jewison s treatment of this story is wonderfully sensitive. Fiddler on the roof is at its heart a very humorous and poignant examination of that age old rite of passage from generation to generation played out in the dusty russian hamlet of anatevka in 1905. Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american epic musical comedy drama film produced and directed by norman jewison 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 starring topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon and paul mann the film. Fiddler on the roof critics consensus.

With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon. Fiddler on the roof 1971 13 3h 1m classic movies this adaptation of the musical chronicles the trials of a jewish peasant his wife and their three strong willed daughters in pre revolutionary russia. If i were a rich man. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and.

A bird may love a fish and musical fans will love this adaptation of fiddler on the roof even if it isn t quite as transcendent as the long running stage. Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.