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Fiddler on the Roof

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A lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye, a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century czarist Russia.
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Critics Consensus

A bird may love a fish -- and musical fans will love this adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof, even if it isn't quite as transcendent as the long-running stage version.

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Joe Clay The Times (UK) Feb 28, 2024
Topol, Israel's best-known actor, played Tevye... delivering an unforgettable and barnstorming (literally — see the If I Were a Rich Man number) performance in the film. Go to Full Review Wanda Hale New York Daily News May 17, 2023
4/4
Fiddler on the Roof, stunning, joyful, jubilant and emotion stirring, is an artistic triumph for Norman Jewison. Go to Full Review Pauline Kael The New Yorker May 16, 2023
The movie offers the pleasures of big, bold strokes; it's American folk opera, commercial style. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Feb 6, 2025
6/10
The concepts may be potent, with morbid historical lessons to be imparted, and the script intelligent, with a knack for elucidating Jewish plights and defiance under tsarist rule, but they’re nonetheless considerably drawn-out. Go to Full Review Joe Baltake Philadelphia Daily News May 16, 2023
What Jewison has whipped up here is a sprawling, broad-shouldered family entertainment jam-packed with lively songs; warm, funny situations, and endearing characters. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Judah S @Judah3963 5 days ago It was a wonderful and magical adaptation of a little Jewish town in Russia (although probably not completely accurate). See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 18, 2026 Fiddler on the Roof = a *4.5* star movie! See more Dede S. @Dplaywithme Feb 2, 2026 I’ve loved this movie since I was 10 years old. I have rewatched it many times, most recently, yesterday. For the first in viewing this classic movie I was left a wreck crying because our current despot of a president has said all immigrants are criminals. I support legal immigration and love all people so this was very hard to watch again See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 17, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Eye C @ECinc Oct 7, 2025 A great musical, a sad story. And still relevant in this days. The movie is the type of it merges with the date that represents and it cannot be watched as a production of its time. See more Melissa L @Agent99 Sep 1, 2025 The music! The acting! What's not to like?! See more Read all reviews
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Norman Jewison

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Topol

Tevye

Norma Crane

Golde

Leonard Frey

Motel

Molly Picon

Yente

Paul Mann

Lazar Wolf

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Synopsis A lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye, a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century czarist Russia.
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Norman Jewison
Screenwriter
Sholom Aleichem, Joseph Stein
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Mirisch Company, Cartier Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1971, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
3h 1m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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