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Tevye (1939)

Movie"The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof"."
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NR 1 hr 33 minDec 21st, 1939Drama
Tevye is a dairyman in the Russian Ukraine early in the 20th century. He lives in a cabin outside Boyberik with his wife Goldie, his widowed daughter Tseytl, her two children, and his younger daughter, the unmarried Khave. Khave is being courted by Fedya, a Christian, the son of a local government official. Tevye warns Khave against romance and marriage outside her faith, but Fedya is persuasive too. What will Khave decide, how will Tevye react, and when the Tsar initiates a pogrom, will Tevye's friends come to his defense? Can the stubborn Tevye reconcile his heart and tradition?
StarringMaurice SchwartzMiriam RiselleRebecca Weintraub
DirectorMaurice Schwartz
WriterMaurice Schwartz

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 21st, 1939
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Maymon Film Inc.