USA, 1971
181m
35mm film, 70mm film, Technicolor, 2.35:1, 2.20:1 [70mm prints]
mono (35mm prints), stereo (35mm mag-optical prints),70mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70mm prints), English, Hebrew, Russian
An American musical film with some fantasy sequences directed by Norman Jewison.
Plot Summary
In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant has to find husbands for his three daughters while anti-Semitic feelings threatens the tranquillity of his village life. long the way, he lies about having a dream which is shown in full and the dead return to life to issue prophecies that later come true.
Credits
Crew
Director: Norman Jewison
The Mirisch Production Company presents
Producer: Norman Jewison
Associate Producer: Patrick Palmer
Screenplay: Joseph Stein
Original Musical Play (Book): Joseph Stein
Original Musical Play (Music): Jerry Bock
Original Musical Play (Lyrics): Sheldon Harnick
Original Play: Sholom Aleichem
Director of Photography: Oswald Morris
Editor: Antony Gibbs, Robert Lawrence
Music: Jerry Bock
Sound Recording: David Hildyard
Costumes: Elizabeth Haffenden, Joan Bridge
Special Effects: John Stears
Production Designer: Robert Boyle
Cast
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)
Alternative Titles
Anatevka – Dutch, Germany
Damdaki kemancı – Turkey
Guslač na krovu – Croatia
Hegedűs a háztetőn – Hungary
Kinor al ha-Gag – Israel
Scripcarul pe acoperiş – Romania
Skrzypek na dachu – Poland
Spelman på taket – Finland (Swedish), Sweden
Spelemann på taket – Norway
Spillemand på en tagryg – Denmark
Un violon sur le toit – Canada (French), France
Violon-zan rooy-e bam – Iran
El violinista a la teulada – Spain (Catalan)
El violinista en el tejado – Argentina, Peru, Spain
Violinista en el tejado – Mexico
Um Violinista no Telhado – Brazil
Violinista na krovu – Serbia
Il violinista sul tetto – Italy
Um Violino no Telhado – Portugal
O violistis sti stegi – Greece re-release title
O violistis stin stegi – Greece title
Viulunsoittaja katolla – Finland
Yane no ue no vaiorin-hiki – Japan
Ο βιολιστής στη στέγη – Greece
Скрипаль на даху – Ukraine
Скрипач на крыше – Russia
Цигулар на покрива – Bulgaria
References
Periodicals
- American Cinematographer vol.51 no.12 (December 1970) pp.1204-1211, 1222 – illustrated article
- British National Film Catalogue vol.14 (1976) p.135 – credits
- Cinema TV Today no.9959 (11 December 1971) p.16 – review
- Empire no.129 (March 2000) p.128 – DVD review (Dvd to buy by [NJ])
- Empire no.140 (February 2001) p.120 – video review (Remote control: video to buy by [JB])
- Empire no.145 (July 2001) p.75 – illustrated review (New films by Caroline Westbrook)
- Empire no.174 (December 2003) p.170 – illustrated DVD review (Remote control: rwd by [NA])
- Film-Echo/Filmwoche no.57 (9 October 1971) pp.8-9 – article
- Filmfacts vol.14 no.16 (1971) p.385 – review
- Films and Filming vol.18 no.5 (February 1972) p.50 – review
- Films Illustrated vol.1 no.7 (January 1972) pp.27-28 – review
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.39 no.456 (January 1972) p.5 – credits, synopsis, review
- Photoplay vol.22 no.4 (April 1971) pp.36-37 – preview
- Photoplay vol.23 no.1 (January 1972) pp.40-41 – review
- Show vol.2 no.10 (December 1971) pp.43-45 – article
- Sight & Sound vol.14 no.3 (March 2004) p.77 – DVD review (Home movies: reviews by Patrick Fahy)
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.212 no.19 (7 August 1970) p.9 – credits
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.218 no.31 (3 November 1971) p.3 – review
- Variety 3 November 1971 p.16 – credits, synopsis, review
Books
- 1971: 100 Films from Cinema’s Greatest Year by Robert Sellers pp.194-195 – review
- Armchair Cinema: A History of Feature Films on British Television, 1929-1981 by Sheldon Hall p.184
- Caligari’s Children: The Film as Tale of Terror by Siegbert Solomon Prawer p.44
- Film Review 1973-74 by F. Maurice Speed (ed) p.219
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.138 – credits
Other sources
- BFI Southbank Guide December 2019 p.25 – illustrated listing
