Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905.
Fiddler on the roof three daughters names.
The only three names mentioned in the bible are cain abel and seth genesis 4 1 2 25 but adam also had other sons and daughters though they aren t named genesis 5 4 5.
As tevye s wife of twenty five years and mother of his five daughters golde.
Fiddler on the roof has enjoyed great popularity over the years and focuses on tevye and his daughters.
Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
Chaim topol topol in 1971 born 1935 09 09 september 9 1935 age 85 tel aviv mandatory palestine nationality israeli other names haym topol topol occupation actor singer comedian voice artist film producer author illustrator years active 1957 2015 notable work tevye in fiddler on the roof 1971 film spouse s galia topol m.
As the narrator and main character of this story tevye is the father of five daughters an impoverished milkman a leader in his jewish community and husband to the headstrong golde he is faced with struggles to uphold the traditions of his people especially through the marriages of his daughters.
The names of each of his daughters are tzeitel hodel chava shprintze and bielke.
Tevye has five daughters to support on a milkman s salary.
It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and.
Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american epic musical comedy drama film produced and directed by norman jewison it is an adaptation of the 1964 broadway musical of the same name with music composed by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and screenplay by joseph stein and based on stories by sholem aleichem starring topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon and paul mann the film.
As his daughters are hitting their teenage years it s time to call the matchmaker for some good jewish husbands.
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In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village.
With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon.
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