1 videodisc (ca. 181 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.
Based on the stage play Fiddler on the roof, adapted from Sholom Aleichem.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: audio commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol; Norman Jewison, filmmaker; Norman Jewison looks back; John Williams: creating a musical tradition; Songs of Fiddler on the roof; deleted song, 'Any day now'; Tevye's daughters; Set in reality: production design; storyboard-to-film comparison; Tevye's dream sequence (in full color with side-by-side comparison and an introduction by Norman Jewison); trailers, teasers and TV spots.
Title from container.
Music, Jerry Bock; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick; music adapted and conducted by John Williams.
Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann.
Tevye is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for three unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. Faced with mounting financial strain and growing anti-Semitism, Tevye strives to maintain balance despite the precarious nature of his situation.
Canadian Home Video Rating: G.
DVD; widescreen presentation (2.35:1); 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English), mono (Spanish), 5.1 DTS (French).
For private home use only.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
English, French or Spanish dialogue with Spanish subtitles.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
1.Dating services--Russia--Fiction.2.Fathers and daughters--Russia--Fiction.3.Feature films.4.Jewish families--Russia--Fiction.5.Milk trade--Russia--Fiction.6.Musical films.7.Sisters--Russia--Fiction.8.Tradition (Judaism)--Fiction.9.Video recordings for the hearing impaired.Dynamic Details