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In the movie Fiddler on the Roof the fiddler has no name but if you read between the lines the fiddler represented the Jewish culture or was the "voice" of the Jewish people for the movie by representing the "traditions" through his playing. It's something to the representation to Antonio Banderas in the movie of the Evita where he was symbolically representing the people.
the fiddler represented the Jewish culture or was the "voice" of the Jewish people for the movie by representing the "traditions" through his playing. It's something to the representation to Antonio Banderas in the movie of the Evita where he was symbolically representing the people.
ALL of the characters in the movie were Jewish, including the 3 daughters...except for the Cossacks who were Russian (the bad guys).
The date of release of the movie, Fiddler On The Roof, was November 3, 1971
The Fiddler was the non-speaking ( title) character who was portrayed by real life violin maestro Isaac Stern. this is a popular trick question. the Lead character was of course played by Zero Mostel, but the TITLE character was played- literally on all four strings, by Isaac Stern. as far as is known his only movie role. the survival of Jewish culture in a hostile environment was suggestive by the notion of the (Fiddler on the Roof).
In the movie Fiddler on the Roof the fiddler has no name but if you read between the lines the fiddler represented the Jewish culture or was the "voice" of the Jewish people for the movie by representing the "traditions" through his playing. It's something to the representation to Antonio Banderas in the movie of the Evita where he was symbolically representing the people.
the fiddler represented the Jewish culture or was the "voice" of the Jewish people for the movie by representing the "traditions" through his playing. It's something to the representation to Antonio Banderas in the movie of the Evita where he was symbolically representing the people.
ALL of the characters in the movie were Jewish, including the 3 daughters...except for the Cossacks who were Russian (the bad guys).
The date of release of the movie, Fiddler On The Roof, was November 3, 1971
The Fiddler was the non-speaking ( title) character who was portrayed by real life violin maestro Isaac Stern. this is a popular trick question. the Lead character was of course played by Zero Mostel, but the TITLE character was played- literally on all four strings, by Isaac Stern. as far as is known his only movie role. the survival of Jewish culture in a hostile environment was suggestive by the notion of the (Fiddler on the Roof).
Zero Mostel
Kunta Kinte's mentor in the movie "Roots" is Fiddler, who was a fellow slave and a musician. Fiddler played a significant role in supporting Kunta Kinte and helping him adjust to life as a slave on the plantation.
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Topol (Israeli actor Haim Topol) played the lead character, Tevye in the 1971 movie. However, his character is a milkman, not the fiddler himself, who appears in the film at strategic points but has no spoken lines.
The most famous Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof is named Chaim Topol. He was born in Tel Aviv in Israel. He did the show on Broadway as well as played Tevye in the movie version. After doing the movie he went on tour as Tevye in the stage show.
The movie won 2 out of the 5 Oscar nominations it received. The film, "Fiddler on the Roof," won for: "Best Sound"; and "Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score."
Three hours with one intermission for the Broadway play version. The show without intermission runs 2hrs. 45 Minutes long. The movie version of "Fiddler on The Roof" lasts 3 hours.