| Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition (2001)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Norma Crane |
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| Leonard Frey |
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| Norman Jewison |
Himself (uncredited)
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| Barry Levinson |
Narrator (voice)
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| Paul Mann |
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| Paul Michael Glaser |
Himself (uncredited)
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| Molly Picon |
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| Topol |
Himself (uncredited)
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| John Williams |
Himself (uncredited)
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Documentary; Short |
| Director |
Kathy Kelly; Marc Rashba; Norman Jewison; Jerome Robins |
| Producer |
Marc Rashba; Norman Jewison |
| Writer |
Marc Rashba; Richard Krevolin; Joseph Stein |
| Studio |
MGM / UA |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
G (General Audience) |
| Running Time |
0 hr 39 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
7.2 |
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| Plot |
| 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 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
2.35:1 |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
027616867674 |
| Chapters |
36 |
| Release Date |
10/2/2001 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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"Norman Jewison, Filmmaker" Documentary
Audio Commentary by Norman Jewison and Topol
Never-Before-Available "Any Day Now" Deleted Song
"Tevye's Dream" In Full Color
Stories of Sholom Aleichem and Historical Background Read by Norman Jewison
Storyboard to Film Comparison and Much More!
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