F Iddler On The Roof

If i were a rich man.
F iddler 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. Fiddler on the roof critics consensus. Directed by norman jewison. 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.
The movie was my first experience with the performance so i am quite biased towards this version compared to the original broadway show staring zero mostel. 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. 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 is by far my favorite musical and i think that this recording captures the essence of the show perfectly.
Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.