Fiddler on the Roof

Genres
Drama Music Romance
Release Date/Year
1971
Point of View
tradition dream musical pogrom mother daughter relationship prologue title spoken by character lifting person in air breaking the fourth wall milkman russian orthodox church judaism tavern constable suitor reference to adam and eve russian soldier elopement
Description

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 Awards.