Fiddler on the Roof [1971] (DVD)
Norman Jewison
Amoeba Review
2-Disc, Collector's Edition.
Internationally acclaimed star Topol gives the performance of a lifetime in this uplifting musical that earned eight Academy Award nominations and won three Oscars! Now presented with extraordinary special features, including commentary with director Norman Jewison and never-before-seen featurettes, this Collector's Edition DVD will enchant you from "sunrise" to "sunset!"
Tevye (Topol) is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for five unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. faced with mounting financial strain and growing anti-Semitism, Tevye strives - like a fiddler on a roof - to maintain balance despite the precarious nature of his situation. Directed by Norman Jewison (Moonstruck), conducted by John Williams and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, this "stunning, joyful and jubilant" (New York Daily News) musical masterpiece is "an outstanding accomplishment in every category" (Boxoffice).
Product Details
- Starring: Topol, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Leonard Frey, Norma Crane
- Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rating: G
- Label: MGM
- Release Date: 01/23/2007
- Run Time: 181 minutes
Special Features
- Feature commentary by Director/Producer Norman Jewison and Actor Topol, Deleted Scenes: Deleted Song - "Any Day Now", Documentary - Norman Jewison, Filmmaker, Easter Egg - The Tale of the Beggar, Interview with John Williams: Creating a Musical Tradition, Interview with Tevye's Daughters (with cast members), Photo Galleries, Featurettes: Historical Background with Photographs by Ann Weiss, Norman Jewison Looks Back, Set In Reality, Tevye's Dream in Full Colour, The Songs of Fiddler on the Roof and The Songs of Sholam Aleichem.