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Fiddler's journey to the big screen

Raim, Daniel, (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer,, editor of moving image work.). Sragow, Michael, (screenwriter.). Berman, Sasha, (film producer.). Goldblum, Jeff, 1952- (narrator.). Jewison, Norman -- 1926-2024 (on-screen participant.). Williams, John, 1932- (on-screen participant.). Harnick, Sheldon, (on-screen participant.). Turan, Kenneth, (on-screen participant.). Topol, 1935-2023 (on-screen participant.). Harris, Rosalind, (on-screen participant.). Marsh, Michele, (on-screen participant.). Small, Neva, (on-screen participant.). Boyle, Robert (Robert F.), (on-screen participant.). Zeitgeist Films, (presenter.). Kino Lorber, Inc., (presenter,, publisher.). Adama Films, (production company.).

The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called 'the most powerful movie musical ever made.' Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, it captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Oscarʼ- nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director's chair and Jewison's heart and mind, drawing on behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen stills as well as original interviews with Jewison, Topol (Tevye), composer John Williams, production designer Robert F. Boyle, film critic Kenneth Turan, lyricist Sheldon Harnick, and actresses Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, and Neva Small (Tevye's daughters). This inspiring film explores how the experience of making Fiddler deepened Jewison as an artist and revived his soul.

DVD  - 2022

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Subject
Fiddler on the roof (Motion picture)
Motion pictures > Production and direction.
Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024.
Jews in motion pictures.
Russians in motion pictures.
Familles juives > Russie.
Lait > Commerce > Russie.
Pères et filles > Russie.
Sœurs > Russie.
Tradition (Judaïsme)
Agences de rencontres > Russie.
Genre
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a documentary film in 2022.
Wide screen.
Statement by director Daniel Raim (1 sheet : color illustrations ; 15 cm) inserted in container.
Special features: "The man on Lincoln's nose" (Daniel Raim's short film about production designer Robert F. Boyle); John Williams: beyond the notes; Topol on becoming Tevye; Sheldon Harnick on "Sunrise, sunset"; Remembering actress Norma Crane; Remembering actor Leonard Frey; Film researcher Lillian Michelson on the undergarments used in "Fiddler"; trailer; "Harold and Lillian: a Hollywood love story" trailer.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematographers, Aasulv "Wolf" Austad, Sinisa Kukic ; original music, Dave Lebolt.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrated by Jeff Goldblum ; featuring Norman Jewison, John Williams, Sheldon Harnick, Kenneth Turan, Topol, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Robert F. Boyle.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1 NTSC, 16x9 widescreen; Dolby Audio 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo; color.
Language Note:
English dialogue; English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed captioned.