Fiddler on the roof, the Mirisch Production Company presents a Norman Jewison film ; screenplay by Joseph Stein ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison

Type

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Fiddler on the roof, the Mirisch Production Company presents a Norman Jewison film ; screenplay by Joseph Stein ; produced and directed by Norman Jewison

Note

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971Based on the stage play by Joseph Stein, adapted from the stories of Sholem AleichemSpecial features: Audio commentary by director/producer Norman Jewison and actor Topol ; 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 ; Norman Jewison, filmmaker documentary ; Historical background : read by Norman Jewison with photographs by Ann Weiss ; The stories of Sholom Aleichem read by Norman Jewison ; Deleted song "Any day now" ; Production design and storyboards ; Photographic production diary and more

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

quadrophonic multichannel or surround

resource.creditsNote

Original choreography by, Jerome Robbins ; soloist, Isaac Stern ; music adapted and conducted by, John Williams ; lyrics for the stage play and film by, Sheldon Harnick

Dimensions

other

Edition

2-disc collector's edition

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (181 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium