Year: 1939
Runtime: 93 mins
Language: Yiddish
A non‑musical adaptation of the novel that inspired Fiddler on the Roof, set in early‑20th‑century Russian Ukraine. Tevye, a dairyman, lives with his wife Goldie, widowed daughter Tseytl and her grandchildren, and his unmarried daughter Khave. Khave is pursued by Fedya, a Christian official’s son. Tevye cautions her against crossing faith lines, while political unrest looms as the Tsar’s pogrom threatens their community, testing Tevye’s traditions and loyalties.
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