Fiddler on the Roof

In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.

Cast

Chaim Topol

as Tevye

Norma Crane

as Golde

Leonard Frey

as Motel

Molly Picon

as Yente

Paul Mann

as Lazar Wolf

Rosalind Harris

as Tzeitel

Michele Marsh

as Hodel

Neva Small

as Chava

Paul Michael Glaser

as Perchik

Ray Lovelock

as Fyedka

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Topol ("Tevye") is superb in this telling of a tale of an agrarian Jewish father in late 19th century Russia who has three daughters. The basic premiss is that he has to arrange suitable "matches" for them. With the aid of some classic numbers like "Matchmaker" & "If I was I Rich Man" we share his e...

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