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.
Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber present ; an Adama Films production ; a film by Daniel Raim ; produced, directed, and edited by Daniel Raim ; written by Michael Sragow and Daniel Raim ; produced by Sasha Berman.
Originally released as a documentary film in 2022.
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.
Narrated by Jeff Goldblum ; featuring Norman Jewison, John Williams, Sheldon Harnick, Kenneth Turan, Topol, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Robert F. Boyle.
Cinematographers, Aasulv "Wolf" Austad, Sinisa Kukic ; original music, Dave Lebolt.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen; 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.
