Good songs, a story well told, and a lot of crossfades.

Oy vey!

It's not easy being Jewish in Russia.

This is one of the best musicals I have ever seen. Telling the emotional story of a Jewish family living in Russia during the early 1900s. It depicts both the everyday lives for these people as well as the hardships they faced. But what gives this musical it's heart and soul is the complex personal story of Tevye as he deals with his family, society, religion, and the changes that time brings.

About as good as musicals get, Jewison handles Fiddler on the Roof's difficult and beautiful subject matter with a keen cinematic eye. The entire film shimmers with love for culture and tradition, pulsing with one of Broadway's best scores.

Overall an enjoyable film, if a bit too blindly happy about its ultimately tragic circumstances. Tevye's character really ties the film together, and gives the film the energy it needs to carry its three-hour run time. As with most musicals, there are a few too many songs. The early portion of the film works best, as the obvious structure works against any real surprise or engagement with the narrative later on.

I grew up watching this and as I grew older and realized the implications of it's historical setting I grew to love it more. Funny and tragic at the same time. Oh, and I can sing along with every song! :)

Good songs, a story well told, and a lot of crossfades.

It's not easy being Jewish in Russia.

This is one of the best musicals I have ever seen. Telling the emotional story of a Jewish family living in Russia during the early 1900s. It depicts both the everyday lives for these people as well as the hardships they faced. But what gives this musical it's heart and soul is the complex personal story of Tevye as he deals with his family, society, religion, and the changes that time brings.

This film wasn't bad. I have not seen the play but I'm assuming it was a good adaptation.

What the hell was my Dad thinking when he took me to see this movie at age 4 or 5 or whatever? All I cared about back then was sports and matchbox cars. Ironically, now that I've long since become a musical theater person, I still have no desire to revisit the movie of Fiddler. I've seen at least three or four too many stage productions of this show, enough to have arrived at the point of advocating a Fiddler moratorium. At least for the foreseeable future, the world does not need yet another Fiddler.

Oy vey!

Classic. Good acting. Wonderful music. Hard to go wrong with this movie.