Tevye Fiddler On The Roof Movie Cast

Tevya is a 1939 american yiddish film based on author sholem aleichem s stock character tevye the dairyman also the subject of the 1964 musical fiddler on the roof it was the first non english language picture selected for preservation by the national film registry.

Tevye fiddler on the roof movie cast.

Jewison had said that he was shooting for more realism in the film as opposed to what he saw as a kind of campy humor in the broadway production. The original non musical film version of the book which inspired fiddler on the roof. Cast with a good balance. Mostel ad libbed increasingly as the run went on which drove the authors up the wall.

Zero mostel was out as tevye and israeli actor chaim topol or just topol was in based largely on jewison seeing him in the role of tevye in the london stage production of fiddler. The fifth broadway revival began previews on november 20 and opened on december 20 at the broadway theatrewith concept and choreography based on the original by jerome robbins. Directed by maurice schwartz. Starring topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon and paul mann the film centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family s lives.

The roof script is here for all you quotes and lyrics spouting fans of the movie based on the musical. The classic musical tells the story of a jewish family living in a pre revolutionary russian village. See the full list of fiddler on the roof cast and crew including actors directors producers and more. With maurice schwartz miriam riselle rebecca weintraub paula lubelski.

Cast in credits order complete awaiting verification. Fiddler on the roof is based on the book tevye and his daughters by sholem aleichem.