Fiddler on the roof / [print]
the Mirisch Production Company presents a Norman Jewison film ; screenplay by Joseph Stein ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison ; adapted for the screen by Tom Abbott.
- Beverly Hills, California : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : (c)2007.
- 1 videodisc (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- [MGM classic musicals collection] Decades collection ; 1970s .
- [MGM classic musicals collection. Decades collection ; 1970s. .
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Cinematography, Oswald Morris ; music for stage play and film, Jerry Bock ; lyrics for stage play and film, Sheldon Harnick ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; original choreography, Jerome Robbins ; adapted for the screen, Tom Abbott. Cinematography, Oswald Morris ; music for stage play and film, Jerry Bock ; lyrics for stage play and film, Sheldon Harnick ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; original choreography, Jerome Robbins ; adapted for the screen, Tom Abbott. Originally produced for the New York stage by Harold Prince ; entire stage production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; based on the stage play "Fiddler on the roof" ; adapted from Sholom Aleichem ; stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl. Originally produced for the New York stage by Harold Prince ; entire stage production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; based on the stage play "Fiddler on the roof" ; adapted from Sholom Aleichem ; stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl.
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.
Northern Mariana IslandsAA rating: G.
M108537 MGM Home Entertainment
Milk trade--Russia--Drama. Jewish families--Russia--Drama. Fathers and daughters--Russia--Drama. Sisters--Russia--Drama. Tradition (Judaism)--Drama. Dating services--Russia--Drama.