Fiddler on the Roof
Seen it?1971 | 181 min | Drama, Romance
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
It won 3 Oscars, it earned strong reviews (81% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10) and it made about 9 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Romeo and Juliet or On Golden Pond, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 1 min.
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
81% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 3 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Academy Awards: Best Music: Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score, Academy Awards: Best Sound. Won 2 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Also nominated for 5 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 3 BAFTAs. Plus 4 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$83 million worldwide on a $9 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 286K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Norman Jewison
- Chaim TopolTevye
- Norma CraneGolde
- Leonard FreyMotel
- Molly PiconYente
- Paul MannLazar Wolf
- Rosalind HarrisTzeitel
- Michele MarshHodel
- Neva SmallChava
- Paul Michael GlaserPerchik
- Ray LovelockFyedka