A marvellous film version of the Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick Broadway musical. It tells the story of an impoverished Russian-Jewish family headed by Tevye (played by Topol), the village milkman, and his wife, Golda. Their three eldest daughters seek husbands of their own choosing rather than those chosen by the village matchmaker. Then a cruel anti-Jewish pogrom forces the family to flee to America and start a new life. The musical was itself adapted from Shalom Aleichem’s story, “Tevye and his Daughters”.
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ACMI Identifier
302850
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Adaptations
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Migrations
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Jews - Social life and customs
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Anti-semitism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Jews - Migrations
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
History → Jews - Migrations
Literature → Jewish literature - Film and video adaptations
Musicals
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)