Fiddler on the Roof
To Life!
1971 | 181m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Norman Jewison |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Joseph Stein, Arnold Perl, Sholom Aleichem |
| Staring: |
| In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 03, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Norman Jewison |
| Writer: | Joseph Stein, Arnold Perl, Sholom Aleichem |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | tradition, parent child relationship, dreams, musical, pogrom, based on play or musical, breaking the fourth wall, milkman, russian orthodox church, judaism, tavern, constable, suitor, russian soldier, elopement, fiddler, 1900s |
| Production Companies | United Artists, The Mirisch Company, Cartier Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $83,304,330
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chaim Topol | Tevye |
| Norma Crane | Golde |
| Leonard Frey | Motel |
| Molly Picon | Yente |
| Paul Mann | Lazar Wolf |
| Rosalind Harris | Tzeitel |
| Michele Marsh | Hodel |
| Neva Small | Chava |
| Paul Michael Glaser | Perchik |
| Ray Lovelock | Fyedka |
| Elaine Edwards | Shprintze |
| Candy Bonstein | Bielke |
| Shimen Ruskin | Mordcha |
| Zvee Scooler | Rabbi |
| Louis Zorich | Constable |
| Alfie Scopp | Avram |
| Howard Goorney | Nachum |
| Barry Dennen | Mendel |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Russian Official |
| Ruth Madoc | Fruma Sarah |
| Patience Collier | Grandma Tzeitel |
| Tutte Lemkow | Fiddler |
| Stella Courtney | Shandel |
| Jacob Kalich | Yankel |
| Brian Coburn | Berl |
| George Little | Hone |
| Stanley Fleet | Farcel |
| Arnold Diamond | Moishe |
| Marika Rivera | Rifka |
| Mark Malicz | Ezekial |
| Aharon Ipalé | Sheftel |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | Sexton |
| Vladimir Medar | Priest |
| Sammy Bayes | Russian Dancer |
| Larry Bianco | Russian Dancer |
| Walter Cartier | Russian Dancer |
| Peter Johnston | Russian Dancer |
| Guy Lutman | Russian Dancer |
| Donald Maclennan | Russian Dancer |
| Rene Sartoris | Russian Dancer |
| Roy Durbin | Bottle Dancer |
| Ken Robson | Bottle Dancer |
| Bob Stevenson | Bottle Dancer |
| Lou Zamprogna | Bottle Dancer |
| Ivan Baptie | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Cyril Bass | Village Band Member (uncredited) |
| Tanya Bayona | Dancer (uncredited) |
| C.C. Bilham | Village Band Member (uncredited) |
| Ina Claire | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Susan Claire | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sarah Cohen | Bashe (uncredited) |
| Otto Diamant | Yussel (uncredited) |
| Harry Ditson | Leibesh (uncredited) |
| Harry Fielder | Russian (uncredited) |
| Jill Goldston | Villager in Green Dress (uncredited) |
| Jody Hall | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Judith Harte | Gnessi (uncredited) |
| A. Haverstock | Village Band Member (uncredited) |
| Michael Ingleton | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Miki Iveria | Bess (uncredited) |
| Carl Jaffe | Isaac (uncredited) |
| Nigel Kingsley | (uncredited) |
| H. Krein | Village Band Member (uncredited) |
| Hilda Kriseman | Zelda (uncredited) |
| Barry Lines | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Danny Mann | One of Rabbi's students (uncredited) |
| Alfred Maron | Previous Rabbi (uncredited) |
| Albin Pahernik | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Joel Rudnick | Marcus (uncredited) |
| Adam Scott | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Petra Siniawski | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Susan Sloman | Nechama (uncredited) |
| Karen Trent | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Waller | Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited) |
| M. Winter | Village Band Member (uncredited) |
| Leo Wright | Village Band Member (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph Stein | Screenplay |
| Joan Bridge | Costume Design |
| Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Larry DeWaay | Production Supervisor |
| Arnold Perl | Adaptation |
| Michael Stringer | Art Direction |
| Milan Mitić | Stunts |
| Veljko Despotović | Art Direction |
| Ted Lloyd | Production Manager |
| Sam Gordon | Property Master |
| Dennis Fraser | Grip |
| Sholom Aleichem | Original Story |
| Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Elizabeth Haffenden | Costume Design |
| Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Jerry Bock | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Richard Carruth | Post Production Supervisor |
| Gordon Bond | Hairstylist |
| David Hildyard | Sound Mixer |
| Howard Grigsby | Assistant Director |
| Elaine Schreyeck | Script Supervisor |
| Jimmy Turrell | Camera Operator |
| Terence Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Wally Schneiderman | Makeup Artist |
| Norman Jewison | Director |
| Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Peter Lamont | Set Decoration |
| Branko Lustig | Location Manager |
| John Williams | Music, Conductor, Orchestrator, Music Arranger |
| Sheldon Harnick | Lyricist |
| David James | Still Photographer |
| Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Patrick J. Palmer | Associate Producer |
| Norman Jewison | Producer |
| Walter Mirisch | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Norman Jewison | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Robert Topol | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Norman Jewison | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Alan Vint | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 37 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 46 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 29 | 45 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 773 | 898 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 932 | 932 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 305 | 480 |
Topol ("Tevye") is superb in this telling of a tale of an agrarian Jewish father in late 19th century Russia who has three daughters. The basic premiss is that he has to arrange suitable "matches" for them. With the aid of some classic numbers like "Matchmaker" & "If I was I Rich Man" we share his e ... xperiences and adventures as he attempts, with varying degrees of success, to find suitable husbands for his girls. Set against a backdrop of religious intolerance, and ultimately a pogrom, this is a clever, engaging depiction of the harsh conditions endured by rural Russians in general and the Jewish community specifically. Norman Jewison contrives to reconcile sometimes quite brutal stories of religious prejudice with a defiantly gentle, joyful communal spirit in a thought-provoking and personable fashion. Jerry Bock's instantly recognisable score - based around a delicate, witty and entertaining lyric from Sheldon Harnick makes this as good as any of the genre and although it does drag a bit at the start of the second act, it passes the three hour mark with considerable style.