Based on the stage play "Fiddler on the roof" adapted from Sholom Aleichem stories by special arrangement with Arnold Perl.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: (disc 1) Audio commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol ; (disc 2) John williams: creating a musical tradition featurette ; Tevye's daughters featurette ; set in reality: production design featurette ; Norman Jewison looks back featurette ; Tevye's dream sequence - original print and in full color with side-by-side comparison and an introduction by Norman Jewison ; Norman Jewison, filmmaker documentary ; historical backgroun - read by Norman Jewison with photographs by Ann Weiss ; the stories of Sholom Aleichem - read by Norman Jewison ; deleted song "Any day now" ; producetion design and storyboards ; photographic production diary and more!
Music for stage play and film by Jerry Bock ; lyrics for stage play and film by Sheldon Harnick ; produced on the New York stage by Harold Prince ; entire stage production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; original choreography by Jerome Robbins ; adapted for the screen by Tom Abbott ; soloist Isaac Stern.
Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann.
DVD ; 5.1 dolby surround.
In English, French or Spanish language with subtitles in English, and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
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