Fiddler on the Roof

  • 1971


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Positive Reviews 21
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.9/5
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3.8
I know the classic pattern for a joke is three times through, with the punch line at the end of the third movement, but (forgive me) I think straightf .. Rogerebert
5.0
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is an epic musical that is both a boisterous, comic look at rural life in a Ukrainian village, and a serious portrait of the sweep .. Common Sense Media
4.5
Sentimental in a theatrical way, romantic in the oldfashioned way, nostalgic of immigration days, affirmative of human decency, loyalty, bravery and f .. Variety
5.0
There are some contrived and artificial moments in Fiddler, but it becomes more convincing, naturalistic, and involving as it goes on, and finally bui .. The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
It still stands up as an upbeat portrait of pre revolutionary Russia, and will have you whistling If I Were A Rich Man for days.
3.0
Jewison fills it with just so much nostalgia, sentimentality and folk humor that you can choke a peddlers horse on it. Sover
4.4
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
4.0
An earthbound but not bad screen adaptation (1971) of the long running musical, set in a Russian shtetl circa 1905, about a tradition minded milkman a .. Chicago Reader
2.0
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4.0
It is hard not to feel spine tingles with numbers such as Sunrise, Sunset, Miracle of Miracles, or Do You Love Me Bbc
1.5
The qualities that have kept the Broadway Fiddler running these seven years are in scant supply onscreen. Time
2.0
The choreography is clumsy, the acting caricatured, and the songs themselves painfully overblown. Total Film
3.8
The film has never looked so good as it does on Blu ray: the film like image perfectly captures the hazy look that won the picture the Best Cinematogr .. Groucho Reviews
4.5
Theres a vibrant nature to the acting in this film that warms the heart and makes it feel comfortable, even when things arent going so great for the c .. 7M Pictures
4.4
An even greater pity lies in director Jewisons pacing and visual style. Movies Tv Guide
2.5
Yet it requires its audience to display less in the way of imagination and identification than sheer physical endurance. Ny Times
4.5
Nearly 50 years following its release, Fiddler on the Roof remains a beautiful masterpiece. Solzy At The Movies
4.5
A joyous celebration, not only of roots and culture, but of life itself. Film 4
2.0
Fiddler is almost unique in daring to combine humor and buffoonery with genuine moral outrage at the tragedy and horror of antisemitic persecution (ab .. Decent Films
4.0
Topol breathes new life into Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldoon Harnicks musical. Movie Metropolis
3.1
Norman Jewisons mind numbingly literal adaptation of the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof is no disaster, but it certainly has its limitations. Movie Martyr
5.0
Both are moderately good value and worth a visit if the cinemas are on your side of the street. Archive Spectator
4.4
With each musical number, another integral and eternal aspect of Judaism is pondered, explored, and expressed with passionate flourishes. Bangit Out
4.5
Most amazing is that in spite of its familiarity the show still comes across as a warm and pleasant experience. Cleveland Press
5.0
In its magnificent sound and picture ... and its broad, showy performances, Fiddler is very much a traditional Hollywood musical. Box Office Prophets
5.0
There may be plenty of films that are more fun to rent than Fiddler on the Roof, but how many of them get to the heart of the human experience



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