Fiddler on the roof / the Mirisch Production Company presents ; a Norman Jewison film ; screenplay by Joseph Stein ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison.

Format Video (DVD)
Edition2-disc collector's ed.
Publication InfoBeverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Description2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Supplemental ContentConnect to reviews of this title online
Subjects
Stein, Joseph--Television adaptations.
Stein, Joseph--Film adaptations.
Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916--Television adaptations.
Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916--Film adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.
Ṭeṿye (Fictitious character : Sholem Aleichem)--Drama.
Jews--Ukraine. --Social life and customs. --Drama.

Other author/creatorJewison, Norman, 1926-2024 director.
Other author/creatorStein, Joseph screenwriter.
Other author/creatorTopol, 1935-2023 actor.
Other author/creatorCrane, Norma, 1928-1973 actor.
Other author/creatorFrey, Leonard, 1938-1988 actor.
Other author/creatorPicon, Molly actor.
Other author/creatorMann, Paul, 1915-1985 actor.
Other author/creatorMorris, Oswald, 1915-2014 cinematographer.
Other author/creatorGibbs, Antony, film editor.
Other author/creatorLawrence, Robert film editor.
Other author/creatorStern, Isaac, 1920-2001 performer.
Other author/creatorBock, Jerry composer.
Other author/creatorHarnick, Sheldon lyricist.
Other author/creatorSholem Aleichem, 1859-1916.
Other author/creatorWilliams, John, 1932- conductor.
Other author/creatorMirisch Company.
Other author/creatorMGM Home Entertainment Inc.
Other author/creatorTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Other author/creatorNational Film Board of Canada.
Uniform titleFiddler on the roof (Motion picture)
Contents Disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special features.
Abstract Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.
General noteOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
General noteBased on the stage play by Joseph Stein, adapted from the stories of Sholem Aleichem.
General noteSpecial features, disc 1: Audio commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol. disc 2: Featurettes: John Williams: creating a musical tradition; Tevye's daughters; Set in reality production design; Songs of Fiddler on the roof; Historical background: read by Norman Jewison with photographs by Ann Weiss; Norman Jewison, filmmaker / National Film Board of Canada ; director, Douglas Jackson (1971; 49 min.); Norman Jewison looks back; Tevye's dream in full color; The stories of Sholom Aleichem, read by Norman Jewison. Deleted song, "Any day now"; Production design and storyboards; still gallery, trailers & tv spots.
CreditsDirector of photography, Oswald Morris ; editors, Antony Gibbs, Robert Lawrence ; original choreography by Jerome Robbins ; adapted by Tom Abbott ; soloist, Isaac Stern ; music, Jerry Bock ; lyrics, Sheldon Harnick ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams.
Cast Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Michael Glaser, Raymond Lovelock, Zvee Scooler, Louis Zorich.
Audience MPAA rating: G.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish, French or Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formMusical films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other titleNorman Jewison, filmmaker.
UPC 027616063281