Summaries

The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof".

Tevye is a dairyman in the Russian Ukraine early in the 20th century. He lives in a cabin outside Boyberik with his wife Goldie, his widowed daughter Tseytl, her two children, and his younger daughter, the unmarried Khave. Khave is being courted by Fedya, a Christian, the son of a local government official. Tevye warns Khave against romance and marriage outside her faith, but Fedya is persuasive too. What will Khave decide, how will Tevye react, and when the Tsar initiates a pogrom, will Tevye's friends come to his defense? Can the stubborn Tevye reconcile his heart and tradition? "On the other hand..."—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • national film registry
  • sister sister relationship
  • forbidden love
  • anti semitism
  • yiddish theatre
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Dec 20, 1939
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language Ukrainian Yiddish
Filming locations Biograph Studio, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Maymon Film Inc.

Box office

Budget $70000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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