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Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Drama · Romance · 1971

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.

Movie details

Fiddler on the Roof

“To Life!”

1971 Drama · Romance 3h 1m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.7 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Fiddler on the Roof?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Norman Jewison

Written by

Joseph Stein

Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Tevye

Norma Crane

Norma Crane

Golde

Leonard Frey

Leonard Frey

Motel

Molly Picon

Molly Picon

Yente

Paul Mann

Paul Mann

Lazar Wolf

Rosalind Harris

Rosalind Harris

Tzeitel

M

Michele Marsh

Hodel

Court is in session

Put Fiddler on the Roof on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.