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norman jewison s adaptation of the long running broadway musical is set in the ukranian ghetto village of anatevka the film was actually lensed in yugoslavia . israeli actor topol repeats his london stage role as % tevye the milkman whose equilibrium is constantly being challenged by his poverty the prejudicial attitudes of non jews and the romantic entanglements of his five daughters . whenever the weight of the world becomes too much for him % tevye carries on lengthy conversations with god who does not answer but is at least more willing to listen than the milkmans remonstrative wife % golde . after arranging a marriage between his oldest daughter % tzeitel and wealthy butcher % lazar wolf % tevye is forced to do some quick rearranging when the girl falls in love with poor tailor % motel kamzoil . fancying himself more broad minded than his gentile oppressors % tevye can not accept the notion that his other daughter % chava would want to marry % fyedka a non jew . and after shouting the praises of tradition % tevye must change his tune and his entire life when he and his neighbors are forced out of anatevka by the czars minions . topol s co stars include norma crane as % golde yiddish theater legend molly picon as % yente the matchmaker and leonard frey as % motel . hal erickson all movie guide . br br audio commentary by director producer norman jewison and actor topoljohn williams creating a musical tradition featurettetevyes daughters featuretteset in reality production design featurettesongs of fiddler on the roof featurettenorman jewison looks back featurettetevyes dream sequence original print and in full color with side by side comparison and an introduction by norman jewisonnorman jewison filmmaker documentaryhistorical background read by norman jewison with photographs by ann weissthe stories of sholom aleichem read by norman jewisondeleted song any day nowproduction design and storyboardsphotographic production diary . br br audio commentary by director producer norman jewison and actor topoljohn williams creating a musical tradition featurettetevyes daughters featuretteset in reality production design featurettesongs of fiddler on the roof featurettenorman jewison looks back featurettetevyes dream sequence original print and in full color with side by side comparison and an introduction by norman jewisonnorman jewison filmmaker documentaryhistorical background read by norman jewison with photographs by ann weissthe stories of sholom aleichem read by norman jewisondeleted song any day nowproduction design and storyboardsphotographic production diary .