Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Film version of the stage musical, based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem. Tevye the Milkman is a Jewish peasant in pre-Revolutionary Russia... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Norman Jewison
Written By: Sholom Aleichem, Joseph Stein
Starring: Ray Lovelock, Paul Michael Glaser, Tutte Lemkow, Topol, Louis Zorich, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Michele Marsh, Rosalind Harris
Genres: Romance, Drama, Musical, Family/Kids
Country: USA
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Fiddler on the Roof belongs to 37 collections
1. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (collaborative: moderated by smviper00 - 44 stars)
2. IMDb Top 250 Complete (collaborative: moderated by Jorg - 23 stars)
3. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
4. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
5. Oscar: Best Cinematography (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 21 stars)
6. Over 3 Hours Long (collaborative: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
7. Adapted from a play/based on a play (collaborative: moderated by djross - 13 stars)
8. Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films (collaborative - 10 stars)
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14. Oscar: Original Music Score (collaborative: moderated by cagedwisdom - 4 stars)
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16. 100 Recommended Children's Movies (The New York Times Essential Library) (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 3 stars)
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Alex Watkins | 2 15th |
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I watched this in like fifth grade and spent most of the time drawing this absolutely epic stick-figure war scene. That thing was badass, I had like 17 different little detailed bloody stick soldiers tearin' the shit out of each other with machine guns. I wish I still had it. What was I talking about...oh yeah. I don't go crazy musicals for the most part and I thought this was boring, but it wasn't offensively bad or incompetent, so whatever.
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Parmandur | 100 99th |
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The greatest film musical of all time, a powerful tale of tradition versus progress, of parents and children, of love and struggle. Absolutely beautiful to look at.
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XakkMaster | 88 84th |
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I enjoy a musical where the songs feel authentic, woven into the landscape of the film's story rather than jumping out randomly for entertainment purposes. Despite numerous scenes of dancing or celebration, this movie feels organic. Perhaps a few too many plotlines are revealed without total dedication (underdeveloped politics), but the characters are fleshed out. The performance from Topol is simply iconic as well, elevating the film from good to classic.
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| 4 | spookey | 75 48th |
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There's a guy they call Lazer Wolf. That's a cool name, way cooler than it's character is. Also this film features epic beards.
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cagedwisdom | 50 38th |
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In the beginning I hated it due to it's unsubtle and quite patronizing intro, but I grew to love it through excellent musical numbers and an unforgettable performance by Topol. The issues with the beginning of the film disappear as the plot takes a dark turn and becomes more layered and insightful. It didn't quite catch me until the third act, but it's a beautiful film in every aspect of the word, even with it's flaws.
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Garlonuss | 90 91st |
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Wonderful movie. The first half is fairly light and easy to watch, but the story takes a dour turn half way through. This is done on purpose and to great effect to relay the intended message.
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mrarn | 90 99th |
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One of the best musicals ever made, but it's so much more. It delivers life lessons given by characters that you really care about. On the other hand, there is no other hand.
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Cowman | 65 40th |
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One of the few tolerable musicals.
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Icarus | 70 41st |
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Overall an enjoyable film, if a bit too blindly happy about its ultimately tragic circumstances. Tevye's character really ties the film together, and gives the film the energy it needs to carry its three-hour run time. As with most musicals, there are a few too many songs. The early portion of the film works best, as the obvious structure works against any real surprise or engagement with the narrative later on.
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Melvin Smif | 70 79th |
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Just a great film. There are some really great musical numbers evident here. It does suffer slightly at the run time though which wouldn't be a problem if it was paced a bit better. Still a must see though, for everyone musical lover or no.
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krf7 | 90 86th |
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Topol crushes it.
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luord | 74 79th |
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A committed cast led by Topol and a few great songs in a beautifully detailed period setting, "Fiddler on the Roof" is as beguiling as its titular character.
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Moribunny | 65 65th |
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They softened the book up quite a bit, and like pretty much all musicals, this is way too quaint to be a realistic portrayal of human life, but still, this is a good movie. Well made, nicely choreographed, and Topol is very charming. Nice lightweight entertainment, fun throughout.
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Dorkovsky | 5 59th |
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I liked the aesthetics and at three hours it doesn't feel like a chore, but it's a pretty mediocre musical and to say it lacks subtly would by absurdly understated.
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Ytadel | 6 70th |
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This dude all like, no daughter, I don’t want you to get married to this dude who’s a slightly unconventional match for one reason or other. Then daughter’s all like I’mma do it anyway, and dad’s like shit well alright. Repeat several times with song. It’s hard to be Jewish, it’s hard to be Jewish, it’s hard to be Jewish in Russia
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PeaceAnarchy | 71 29th |
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It's decent enough with some occasional funny moments and a bit of dramatic weight, but it's so so long and fails to justify that length.
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Luna6ix | 76 57th |
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the story is good, the acting is reasonable and it's got a couple--no more--decent songs. considering it's one of the most famous musicals ever made it's a must watch, it would have been a better, way better watch had an hour been shaved off.
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Timon88 | 34 24th |
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Too saccharine for easy digestibility, and too long. I don't find the songs particularly distinguished, and none of the characters are particularly well fleshed-out. Topol's "charm" is almost completely lost on me, especially when he is called upon to be the bull-headed patriarch upholding tradition while making his daughter miserable (not sure what actor, if anyone, could have remained remotely sympathetic). I need a movie musical to be more real are a hell of lot less real... not sure which.
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| 1 | nunstrangler | 86 83rd |
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Topol, an Israeli who played the role in London, is charming, if not quite as wonderful as Zero Mostel, the Broadway star. Finely detailed set decoration and choreography, strong performances from the entire cast create a sense of intimacy in spite of near epic proportions of the production.
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Groucho | 30 53rd |
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"As a musical look at family, generational and cultural conflict, and faith, Fiddler on the Roof makes a virtue of its quaintness."
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ott | 35 15th |
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Doesn't only lampoon jewish people, but does still lampoon jewish people.
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| Average Percentile 65.65% from 1141 Ratings |  |