Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Genre:
Comedy / Drama / Family / Musical (more)
Tagline: ... a tradition (more)
Plot Summary: Film version of the stage musical, based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem. Tevye the Milkman is a Jewish peasant in pre-Revolutionary Russia...
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User Comments:
To life, to life, la chayim!
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User Rating:
 
7.6/10 (7,255 votes)
Runtime:
181 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) / Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp / Australia:G / Chile:TE / Finland:K-8 / Ireland:G / Spain:T / Sweden:11 / UK:U / USA:G / Singapore:PG
Trivia:
Assi Dayan was cast in the part of Perchik but couldn't handle the English dialogue and was replaced by Paul Michael Glaser.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Near the end when the baby is crying, his mouth isn't moving.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Tevye:
A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask 'Why do we stay up there if it's so dangerous?' Well, we stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word: tradition!
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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12 nominations
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User Comments:
14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
To life, to life, la chayim!, 5 December 1999
Author:
Lola-9 from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
I love "Fiddler on the Roof" so much it's difficult for me to comment on it
in a detached way. I just think about it and I'm filled with emotion. (And
I'm not the sentimental type!) It honestly depicts what it means to be
human. It contains love, faith, family, friendship, humour, violence,
hate,
prejudice, change, vulnerability, joy, community, anger...everything. This
film is a tribute to the Jewish people, but you don't have to be Jewish to
enjoy it. It's so rich that everyone can identify with it, and learn from
it.
As for the music, all the songs fit in naturally and stand on their own as
classics. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "Sunrise, Sunset," "If I Were A Rich
Man" - need I say more? When Hodel sings "Far From the Home I Love" it's
tissue time. They're all so beautiful! If you usually find it hard to
take
when characters in musicals suddenly burst into song, don't worry, in this
film it's so seamless you can't imagine them communicating any other way.
The music makes it easier for them to say things they normally wouldn't in
conversation.
The characters are so real and down-to-earth. They're strong, hard-working
people, who have their priorities straight. I can't write about FOTR
without
mentioning Tevye - the centre of this whirling story, and a man who, like
all of us, struggles with the pace with which his world is changing. He
clings to the past, yet accepts what the future may bring. I don't think
there is another film out there that addresses how insecure we feel with
change. But hey, that's life. "To life, to life, la chayim!!"
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