---
title: 'Fiddler on the Roof (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Jewison'
released: '1971-11-03'
runtime_minutes: 181
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fiddler-on-the-roof-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067093/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

1971 · 181 min · Drama, Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Fiddler on the Roof is a 1971 American epic period musical drama film based on the 1964 stage musical by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick, which itself is based on Tevye and His Daughters by Sholem Aleichem. Directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay by Stein, the film centers on Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman in early 20th-century Imperial Russia who is faced with the challenge of marrying off his five daughters amidst the growing tension in his shtetl. It stars Chaim Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michèle Marsh, Neva Small and Paul Michael Glaser. The musical score, composed by Bock with lyrics by Harnick, was adapted and conducted by John Williams.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Jewison](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-jewison)
- **Producer:** [Norman Jewison](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-jewison)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-stein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2), [Jerry Bock](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-bock)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Antony Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-gibbs)

## Cast

- [Tutte Lemkow](https://cinepixo.com/people/tutte-lemkow)
- [Aharon Ipalé](https://cinepixo.com/people/aharon-ipale)
- [Paul Michael Glaser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-michael-glaser)
- [Roger Lloyd-Pack](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-lloyd-pack)
- [Howard Goorney](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-goorney)
- [Molly Picon](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-picon)
- [Norma Crane](https://cinepixo.com/people/norma-crane)
- [Marika Rivera](https://cinepixo.com/people/marika-rivera)
- [Paul Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mann)
- [Leonard Frey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-frey)
- [Michele Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-marsh)
- [Zvee Scooler](https://cinepixo.com/people/zvee-scooler)
- [Elaine Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/elaine-edwards)
- [Rosalind Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalind-harris)
- [Ray Lovelock](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-lovelock)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/fiddler-on-the-roof-1971
Film facts: Wikidata (Q934036); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.