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Fiddler on the Roof

Movie · 1971 · 181 min

A warm, bittersweet epic that sweeps you into a vanished world of song and sorrow, leaving a lump in your throat.

About
1971 film directed by Norman Jewison
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Year
1971
Runtime
181 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • love
  • faith
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, musical, comedy drama
Directed by
Norman Jewison
Written by
Joseph Stein
Starring
Chaim Topol, Paul Michael Glaser, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Barry Dennen, Molly Picon, Leonard Frey, Vernon Dobtcheff, Elaine Edwards
Music
John Williams, Jerry Bock
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
181 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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