Fiddler On The Roof
November 1971
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Jay Cocks
The qualities that have kept the Broadway Fiddler running these seven years are in scant supply onscreen.
Dave Kehr
Earthbound but not bad.
Variety Staff
Sentimental in a theatrical way, romantic in the oldfashioned way, nostalgic of immigration days, affirmative of human decency, loyalty, bravery and folk humor.
Tom Milne
Very hard to take with the film sitting up and practically slobbering in its eagerness to prove how loveable it is.
Vincent Canby
They want to show us everything, to give us our money's worth. In so doing, they've not just opened up the play, they've let most of the life out of it.
Roger Ebert
Would it be heresy on my part to suggest that Fiddler isn't much as a musical, and that director Norman Jewison has made as good a film as can be made from a story that is quite simply boring?
Critic reviews
Jay Cocks
The qualities that have kept the Broadway Fiddler running these seven years are in scant supply onscreen.
Variety Staff
Sentimental in a theatrical way, romantic in the oldfashioned way, nostalgic of immigration days, affirmative of human decency, loyalty, bravery and folk humor.
Tom Milne
Very hard to take with the film sitting up and practically slobbering in its eagerness to prove how loveable it is.
Vincent Canby
They want to show us everything, to give us our money's worth. In so doing, they've not just opened up the play, they've let most of the life out of it.
Roger Ebert
Would it be heresy on my part to suggest that Fiddler isn't much as a musical, and that director Norman Jewison has made as good a film as can be made from a story that is quite simply boring?
James Berardinelli
Jewison's attention to detail is undeniable -- great care was taken to represent Jewish customs as accurately as possible.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Topol, Molly Picon, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Paul Mann |
Producers | Norman Jewison |
Director | Norman Jewison |
Writers | Joseph Stein |
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English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 24 hours.
Run time
181 minutes
Rating
G
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