| Description |
2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, NTSC. |
| Language |
English (Dolby 5.1), French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally produced for the New York stage by Harold Prince ; entire stage production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; based on the stage play "Fiddler on the roof" ; adapted from Sholom Aleichem ; stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
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Special features: Disc one: Audio commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol ; Disc two: "John Williams: creating a musical tradition" featurette; "Tevye's daughters" featurette; "Set in reality: production design" featurette; "Songs of 'Fiddler on the roof': featurette; "Norman Jewison looks back" featurette; "Tevye's dream sequence": original print and full color side-by-side comparison and an introduction by Norman Jewison; "Norman Jewison, filmmaker" documentary; historical background: read by Norman Jewison with photographs by Ann Weiss; "The stories of Sholom Aleichem" read by Norman Jewison; deleted song "Any day now"; production design and storyboards; photographic production diary." |
| Cast |
Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Oswald Morris ; music for stage play and film, Jerry Bock ; lyrics for stage play and film, Sheldon Harnick ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; original choreography, Jerome Robbins ; adapted for the screen, Tom Abbott. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Summary |
Tevye is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for five unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. Faced with mounting financial strain and growing anti-Semitism, Tevye strives to maintain balance despite the precarious nature of his situation. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (USA), 1971: Best Cinematography (Oswald Morris) ; Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score (John Williams) ; Best Sound (Gordon K. McCallum, David Hildyard). |
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Golden Globes (USA), 1972: Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy ; Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Topol). |
| Subject |
Milk trade -- Russia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Jewish families -- Russia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fathers and daughters -- Russia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sisters -- Russia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Tradition (Judaism) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Dating services -- Russia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Russia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1971.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Stein, Joseph.
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Jewison, Norman, 1926-
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Topol, 1935-
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Crane, Norma, 1931-1973.
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Frey, Leonard, 1938-1988.
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Picon, Molly.
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Mann, Paul, 1915-1985.
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Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014.
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Bock, Jerry.
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Harnick, Sheldon.
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Williams, John, 1932-
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Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916.
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Perl, Arnold.
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Mirisch Production Company.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9786310819136 |
| Standard No. |
027616063281 |
| Music No. |
106328 MGM Home Entertainment |
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