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Title:
Fiddler on the roof [DVD]
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[DVD] / Metro Godwyn Mayer ; United Artists ; the Mirisch Production Company presents a Norman Jewison film ; screenplay by Joseph Stein ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison.
Uniform Title:
Fiddler on the roof (Motion picture)
Edition:
40th anniversary [ed.].
Publication Information:
Beverly Hills, CA : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2011.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (181 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the stage play Fiddler on the roof, adapted from Sholom Aleichem stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl. Stageplay by Joseph Stein.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Special feature: Commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol.
Abstract:
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.
Reading Level:
Rating: G; Canadian Home Video rating: G.
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Credits:
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; film editors, Antony Gibbs and Robert Lawrence ; music by Jerry Bock ; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; original choreography by Jerome Robbins, adapted for the screen by Tom Abbott ; production designer, Robert Boyle ; art director, Michael Stringer ; set decorator, Peter Lamont ; costumes designed by Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge ; associate producer, Patrick Palmer.
Performer:
Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Michael Glaser, Raymond Lovelock, Elaine Edwards, Candy Bonstein, Shimen Ruskin, Zvee Scooler, Louis Zorich, Alfie Scopp, Howard Goorney, Barry Dennen, Vernon Dobtcheff, Ruth Madoc, Patience Collier, Tutte Lemkow ; soloist, Isaac Stern.
Technical Details:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; 5.1 surround, mono.
Language:
In English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.