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Synopsis
Norman Jewison's adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical is set in the Ukranian ghetto village of Anatevka (the film was actually lensed in Yugoslavia). Israeli actor Topol repeats his London stage role as Tevye the milkman, whose equilibrium is constantly being challenged by his poverty, the prejudicial attitudes of non-Jews, and the romantic entanglements of his five daughters. Whenever the weight of the world becomes too much for him, Tevye carries on lengthy conversations with God, who does not answer but is at least more willing to listen than the milkman's remonstrative wife Golde. After arranging a marriage between his oldest daughter Tzeitel and wealthy butcher Lazar Wolf, Tevye is forced to do some quick rearranging when the girl falls in love with poor tailor Motel Kamzoil. Fancying himself more broad-minded than his gentile oppressors, Tevye cannot accept the notion that his other daughter Chava would want to marry Fyedka, a non-Jew. And after shouting the praises of "tradition," Tevye must change his tune-and his entire life-when he and his neighbors are forced out of Anatevka by the Czar's minions. Topol's co-stars include Norma Crane as Golde, Yiddish theater legend Molly Picon as Yente the matchmaker, and Leonard Frey as Motel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Norma Crane Golde
Leonard Frey Motel
Rosalind Harris Tzeitel
Paul Mann Lazar Wolf
Molly Picon Yente
Topol Tevye

Production Crew

Patrick Palmer Associate Producer
Sholom Aleichem Book Author
Jerome Robbins Choreography
Sammy Bayes Choreography
Thomas Abbott Choreography
Oswald Morris Cinematographer
Jerry Bock Composer (Music Score)
John Williams Conductor
Elizabeth Haffenden Costume Designer
Joan Bridge Costume Designer
Jerome Robbins Director
Norman Jewison Director
Antony Gibbs Editor
Robert Lawrence Editor
Terry Nelson First Assistant Director
Sheldon Harnick Lyricist
Wally Schneiderman Makeup
John Williams Musical Arrangement
Joseph Stein Play Author
Harold Prince Producer
Norman Jewison Producer
Michael Stringer Production Designer
Robert F. Boyle Production Designer
Arnold Perl Screen Story
Joseph Stein Screenwriter
Michael Stringer Set Designer
Peter Lamont Set Designer
Sholom Aleichem Short Story Author
Sheldon Harnick Songwriter
Eric James Vocal Coach
Year: 1971
Runtime: 179
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature


Produced by
United Artists

Awards
1971 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1971 - Best Picture - Academy
1971 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
1971 - Best Picture - Academy
1971 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1971 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association