Tevye and His Seven Daughters

1968 film

  • 5 May 1968 (1968-05-05)
Running time
119 minutesCountryIsraelLanguageHebrew

Tevye and His Seven Daughters (Hebrew: טוביה ושבע בנותיו, translit. Tuvia Vesheva Benotav) is a 1968 Israeli drama film directed by Menahem Golan. Based on stories by Sholem Aleichem, which were also the basis for the stage musical and 1971 film, both titled Fiddler on the Roof.

Plot

A poor Russian Jew named Tevye tries to make a living. When he slowly lands some money, he attempts to get his daughters married.

Cast

Shmuel Rodensky (right) on the set of Tevye and His Seven Daughters
  • Shmuel Rodensky as Tevye
  • Betty Segal as Golda, his wife
  • Ninet Dinar as Zeitl
  • Avital Paz as Hodl
  • Judith Solé as Sprinza
  • Tikva Mor as Chava
  • Mira-Gan-Mor as Bailke
  • Robert Hoffmann as Fyodor
  • Peter van Eyck as Priest
  • Wolfgang Kieling as Poperilli
  • Illy Gorlitsky [he] as Menahem-Mendl

Release

The film was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Tevye and His Seven Daughters". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 April 2009.

External links

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