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Fiddler on the roof / the Mirisch Production Company presents a Norman Jewison film ; screenplay by Joseph Stein ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: M108537 | MGM Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish Series: MGM classic musicals collection | Decades collection ; 1970s.Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]Description: 1 videodisc (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Fiddler on the roof (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .F533547 2007
  • PN1995.9.M86 F533 2007
Incomplete contents:
Compact disc: Billy, don't be a hero-bo / Donaldson & The Heywoods -- Maggie-May / Rod Stewart -- ABC / Jackson 5 -- Ain't no mountain high enough / Diana Ross -- Let's get it on / Marvin Gaye -- War / Edwin Starr -- Reunited / Peaches & Herb.
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, 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 ; costumes, Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge ; film editors, Antony Gibbs and Robert Lawrence ; associate producer Patrick Palmer.
  • Soloist, Isaac Stern.
  • 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.
Awards:
  • Nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1971. Received Academy Awards for Cinematography, Music, and Sound.
Cast: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann.Summary: This musical, based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem, takes place in pre-revolutionary Russia and centers on the life of Tevye (Topol), a milkman who is trying to keep his family's traditions in place while marrying off his three older daughters. Yet, times are changing and the daughters want to make their own matches, breaking free of many of the constricting customs required of them by Judaism. In the background of these events, Russia is on the brink of revolution and Jews are feeling increasingly unwelcome in their villages.
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"Based on the stageplay Fiddler on the roof [by Joseph Stein], adapted from Sholem Aleichem stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl"--Opening credits.

"Produced on the New York stage by Harold Prince. Entire stage production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins"--Opening credits.

Special Feature: Audio commentary by Director/Producer Norman Jewison and Actor Topol.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.

Compact disc: Billy, don't be a hero-bo / Donaldson & The Heywoods -- Maggie-May / Rod Stewart -- ABC / Jackson 5 -- Ain't no mountain high enough / Diana Ross -- Let's get it on / Marvin Gaye -- War / Edwin Starr -- Reunited / Peaches & Herb.

For private home use only.

Director of photography, 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 ; costumes, Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge ; film editors, Antony Gibbs and Robert Lawrence ; associate producer Patrick Palmer.

Soloist, Isaac Stern.

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.

Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann.

This musical, based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem, takes place in pre-revolutionary Russia and centers on the life of Tevye (Topol), a milkman who is trying to keep his family's traditions in place while marrying off his three older daughters. Yet, times are changing and the daughters want to make their own matches, breaking free of many of the constricting customs required of them by Judaism. In the background of these events, Russia is on the brink of revolution and Jews are feeling increasingly unwelcome in their villages.

MPAA rating: G.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mono, dual layer.

For private home use only.

English (Dolby 5.1), English (mono.), French (mono.) or Spanish (mono.) dialogue, optional Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.

Nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1971. Received Academy Awards for Cinematography, Music, and Sound.

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