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Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen ()


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A documentary about the making of the musical film Fiddler on the Roof (1971).

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Directed by

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Daniel Raim

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Daniel Raim ... ()
 
Michael Sragow ... ()

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Sasha Berman ... producer
Matthew H. Bernstein ... executive producer
Daniel Raim ... producer
Michael Sragow ... co-producer

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David Lebolt

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Aasulv Austad
Sinisa Kukic

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George Koran ... Digital intermediate colorist
Jerome Raim ... Workflow Architect

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Adam Parrish King ... Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer

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Veronica Polsgrove ... assistant camera

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Patrick Mate ... animator

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Justine Jacob ... legal counsel
Arianna Marino ... Closed Captions

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Paul Barnes ... very special thanks
Boaty Boatwright ... the producers wish to thank
Nancy Buirski ... very special thanks
Roberta Grossman ... the producers wish to thank
Hilary Helstein ... very special thanks
Glenda Hobbs ... very special thanks
Scott Liggett ... very special thanks
Jennifer Raim ... very special thanks
Anne Renton ... very special thanks
Naomi Replansky ... the producers wish to thank (as Naomi Kaplansky)

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Plot Summary

The Fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael of The New Yorker called "the most powerful movie musical ever made." Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, FIDDLER'S JOURNEY TO THE BIG SCREEN 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. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director's chair and in Jewison's heart and mind, drawing on rare behind-the-scenes footage, original storyboards, and never-before-seen stills as well as original interviews with Norman 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). The film explores how the experience of making "Fiddler" deepens Jewison as an artist and revives his soul.

Taglines An intimate portrait of director Norman Jewison and the making of "Fiddler on the Roof." See more »
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Also Known As
  • 日出日落:屋頂上的提琴手 (Taiwan)
  • Spelman på taket - Så kom den till (Sweden)
  • 屋根の上のバイオリン弾き物語 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • 피들러스 저니 투 더 빅 스크린 (South Korea)
  • El viaje del violinista hacia la gran pantalla. (Argentina)
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  • 88 min
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Trivia Includes the first filmed reminiscences of Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh and Neva Small since the picture's release in 1971. See more »
Movie Connections References Fiddler on the Roof (1971). See more »
Quotes Kenneth Turan: It's the battle between what the parents want for the children, and what the children think is important for them. Each one has a conflict over love and romance with their parents.
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