Tevye the philosophical village milkman explains the customs of the jewish people and their lives in the russian shtetl of anatevka in 1905 where life is as precarious as the perch of a fiddler on a roof tradition at tevye s home everyone is busy preparing for the sabbath meal.
Name of tailor in fiddler on the roof.
Norma crane was born on november 10 1928 in new york usa as norma anna bella zuckerman.
Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
He continued to work on stage in films and on tv throughout the 1970s and 1980s but he never again attained the level of critical success he enjoyed in fiddler on the roof.
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.
Fiddler on the roof.
Fiddler on the roof 1971 leonard frey as motel.
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.
Frey is probably best known for the role of motel the timid tailor in fiddler on the roof 1971.
Fiddler on the roof.
That s true reb tevye but even a poor tailor is entitled to some happiness.
You are just a poor tailor.
This performance landed him a nomination for a supporting actor oscar.
In the movie fiddler on the roof the fiddler has no name but if you read between the lines the fiddler represented the jewish culture or was the voice of the jewish people for the movie by.
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.
She was an actress known for fiddler on the roof 1971 ben casey 1961 and the felony squad 1966.
Leonard frey who played the role of motel the tailor in the 1971 movie fiddler on the roof after being featured in the broadway production has died of aids.
She died on september 28 1973 in los angeles california usa.
He is faced with struggles to uphold the traditions of his people especially through the marriages of his daughters.