Fiidle On The Roof

In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village.

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. If i were a rich man. Fiddler on the roof critics consensus. Tevye our protagonist is a man wedded to the centuries old.

Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon. 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. 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.

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. Directed by norman jewison.