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Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

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Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

Regular Price $19.98

Starring: Topol,  Norma Crane,  Leonard Frey,  Molly Picon,  Paul Mann, 
Directed By: Norman Jewison, 
Rated: G (General Audience)
Release Date: 1971-11-03
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Format: Anamorphic,  Closed-captioned,  Color,  Dolby,  DVD-Video,  Special Edition,  Subtitled,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 


Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

Description
"An outstanding accomplishment in every category" (Boxoffice), this lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the century czarist Russia. Nominated* for eight Academy AwardsÂ(r), including Best Picture and Best Director, and featuring such classic songs as "If I Were A Rich Man," "Matchmaker" and "Sunrise, Sunset," Fiddler on the Roof is a universal story of hope, love and acceptancea "stunning, joyful and jubilant" (New York Daily News) musical masterpiece.

Amazon.com
This rousing 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. Tevye--who expresses his desire for sameness in the opening number, "Tradition"--is trying to keep everyone, and everything, together. The movie is strongly allegorical--Tevye represents the common man--but it does it dexterously, and the resulting film is a stunning work of art. The music is excellent (it won Oscars for the scoring and the sound), with plenty of familiar songs such as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "If I Were a Rich Man," which you'll be humming long after the movie is over. Isaac Stern's violin--he provides the music for the fiddler on the roof--is hauntingly beautiful. And despite the serious subject matter, the film is quite comedic in parts; it also well deserves the Oscar it won for cinematography. --Jenny Brown


Customer Reviews for Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

Beautiful and inspiring
I'm not a musical lover, but this is an exception and I absolutely love this show. It's a story about a Jewish community in a small Russian village. The main character, Tevye is a milkman, a simple but honorable and a wise man who cares about his family. During the course of the movie his three daughters get married and he struggles to balance tradition and family honor with his daughters wishes and happiness. It's a beautiful and brilliant production.Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

Fiddler On The Roof
Pure entertainment and pure magic. Nothing comes close to this for how
musical's should be. Recomend it 100%.Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

Fiddler on the Roof
Excellent movie. Highly entertaining. Perfect quality... Amazon was so easy and the cheapest price.Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

Timeless
This must be the 3rd of 5th format I have had this movie in. I first had it as a Beta fromat movie, the the VHS, I have had it in Laser Disc and now DVD. It is a timeless classic. Its lessons are very applicbale even in today's era. The cinematography is just unbelievable. Now, with the comments by those who were involving in getting the movie to where it is, the stature of the Fiddler is further elevated. A movie that my daughter and I used to watch together. Now we still do.

As I have said, timeless....Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)

NOT NECESSARELY FOR JEWISH PERSONS
Fully restored to its original length, intermission and all, the last great musical from Broadway to the screen, settled at the end the the Czarit Russia, this three Oscar Winner movie, has a beautyfull photography, Art and Set Decoration (shooted in former Yugoslavia), and the masterfull touch of the great Maestro John Williams, conducting the London Symphony OrchestraFiddler on the Roof (Special Edition)


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