Directed by:
Daniel RaimScreenplay:
Daniel RaimCinematography:
Aasulv AustadComposer:
David LeboltCast:
Jeff Goldblum (narrator), John Williams, Chaim Topol, Norman Jewison, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Robert F. BoylePlots(1)
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called “the most powerful movie musical ever made.” Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison’s quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director’s chair and in Jewison’s heart and mind, drawing on behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen stills as well as original interviews with Jewison, Topol (Tevye), composer John Williams, production designer Robert F. Boyle, film critic Kenneth Turan, lyricist Sheldon Harnick, and actresses Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, and Neva Small (Tevye’s daughters). This inspiring film explores how the experience of making Fiddler deepened Jewison as an artist and revived his soul. (Zeitgeist Films)
(more)Cast
![Jeff Goldblum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736238_7bc37f.jpg)
Jeff Goldblum (narrator)
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
Annie Hall (1977)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![John Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/364/364642_882ca2.jpg)
John Williams
USA
Best movies:
John Williams: The Berlin Concert (2022) (concert)
John Williams: Live in Vienna (2020) (concert)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
![Chaim Topol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/402/163402742_9fa4f9.jpg)
Chaim Topol
Palestine
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Left Luggage (1998)
Follow Me! (1972)
![Norman Jewison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/546/168546007_dzt5hn.jpg)
Norman Jewison
Canada
Best movies:
The Stupids (1996)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
![Rosalind Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/364/364676_9609f6.jpg)
Rosalind Harris
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
The Cotton Club (1984)
Mrs. Santa Claus (1996) (TV movie)
Michele Marsh
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
My Name is Khan (2010)
Tough Guys (1986)
Neva Small
USA
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Robert F. Boyle
USA
Best movies:
Explorers (1985)
Winter Kills (1979)