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40th anniversary [edition]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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4 3/4 in. |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; 5.1 surround, mono. |
| Note |
In English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
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Title from container. |
| Cast |
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. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Based on the stage play Fiddler on the roof, adapted from Sholom Aleichem stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl. Stageplay by Joseph Stein. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
| Audience |
Rating: G; Canadian Home Video rating: G. |
| Summary |
"Tevye (Topol) 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."--Back of container. |
| Awards |
Academy award winner (1971): Cinematography, sound, music-adaptation score. |
| Note |
Special feature: commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol. |
| Subject |
Milk trade -- Russia -- Drama.
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Jewish families -- Russia -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- Russia -- Drama.
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Sisters -- Russia -- Drama.
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Tradition (Judaism) -- Drama.
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Dating services -- Russia -- Drama.
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Marriage -- Russia -- Drama.
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Russia -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Musical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Jewison, Norman, 1926- director, producer. Director. Producer.
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Stein, Joseph, screenwriter. Author of screenplay.
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Palmer, Patrick, producer. Producer.
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Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014, director of photography. cng
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Gibbs, Antony, 1925-2016, editor of moving image work. Film editor.
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Lawrence, Robert, 1913-2004, editor of moving image work. Film editor.
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Bock, Jerry, composer (expression) Composer.
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Harnick, Sheldon, lyricist. Lyricist.
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Williams, John, 1932- conductor. Adapter. Conductor.
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Robbins, Jerome, choreographer. Choreographer.
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Abbott, Tommy, choreographer. Choreographer.
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Boyle, Robert (Robert F.), production designer.
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Stringer, Michael, 1924-2004, art director. ard
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Lamont, Peter, 1929- designer. std
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Haffenden, Elizabeth, 1906-1976, costume designer. Costume designer.
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Bridge, Joan, 1912-2009, costume designer. Costume designer.
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Topol, 1935- actor. Actor.
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Crane, Norma, 1931-1973, actor. Actor.
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Frey, Leonard, 1938-1988, actor. Actor.
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Picon, Molly, actor. Actor.
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Mann, Paul, 1915-1985, actor. Actor.
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Harris, Rosalind, actor. Actor.
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Marsh, Michele, actor. Actor.
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Small, Neva, actor. Actor.
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Glaser, Paul Michael, actor. Actor.
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Lovelock, Ray, 1950- actor. Actor.
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Edwards, Elaine (Actress), actor. Actor.
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Bonstein, Candy, actor. Actor.
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Ruskin, Shimen, actor. Actor.
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Scooler, Zvee, actor. Actor.
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Zorich, Louis, 1924- actor. Actor.
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Scopp, Alf, actor. Actor.
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Goorney, Howard, 1921-2007, actor. Actor.
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Dennen, Barry, actor. Actor.
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Dobtcheff, Vernon, 1934- actor. Actor.
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Madoc, Ruth, actor. Actor.
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Collier, Patience, actor. Actor.
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Lemkow, Tutte, 1918-1991, actor. Actor.
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Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001, performer. Performer.
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Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916, author. Author.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Stein, Joseph.
Fiddler on the roof.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
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United Artists Corporation, production company.
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Mirisch Production Company, production company.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., distributor.
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| ISBN |
027616085375 |
| Standard No. |
027616085375 : $14.99 |
| Music # |
M123894 MGM Home Entertainment |
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