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.
Original fiddler on the roof movie.
The original fiddler on the roof broadway show premiered in 1964 taking home nine tony awards.
A lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life affirming story of tevye topol a poor milkman whose love pride and faith help.
27 june 2004 by emperornortonii see all my reviews fiddler on the roof is the stage to screen adaptation of the famous musical.
Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american epic musical comedy drama film produced and directed by norman jewison.
I suppose fiddler on the roof is just the movie that lovers of the stage play were waiting for and since fiddler is the most popular stage musical in history that s something all right.
It tells the story of tevye a poor jewish milkman in the tiny russian village of anatevka.
This role is played by topol who played the character onstage in the london production of fiddler.
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Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
But would it be heresy on my part to suggest that fiddler isn t much as a musical and that director norman jewison has made as good a film as can be.