United States / Dec 21, 1939
Tevye (1939)
Directed by Maurice Schwartz
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The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof".
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Julius Adler | Aleksei, the Priest |
| Daniel Makarenko | Mikita Galagen, Fedya's Father |
| Helen Grossman | Mrs. Galagen, Mikita's Wife |
| Morris Strassberg | Starosta |
| Al Harris | Zazuli 'Zuzuya' |
| Louis Weisberg | Shtarsina |
| Boas Young | Uradnick, the Officer |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tevya |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Maymon Film Inc. |
| Release date | 21 dicembre 1939 |
| Production | Maurice Schwartz, Henry Ziskin |
| Writer | Sholom Aleichem, Maurice Schwartz, Marcy Klauber |
| Editing | Sam Citron |
| Cinematography | Larry Williams |
| Assistant directors | Maurice Schwartz |
| Camera operators | Larry Williams |
| Additional photography | Larry Williams |
| Music | Sholom Secunda |
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| Sound | Sholom Secunda |
Release dates
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