Tevye
Original title: Tevya
“The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof".”
Overview
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?
Top-billed cast
- DDaniel Makarenko
- LLeon Liebgold
- JJulius Adler
- VVicki Marcus
- MMorris Strassberg
- HHelen Grossman
- LLouis Weisberg
- MMaurice Schwartz
- MMiriam Riselle
- RRebecca Weintraub
Crew
- Director
- Maurice Schwartz
- Writers
- Marcy Klauber, Maurice Schwartz, Sholom Aleichem
- Producers
- Maurice Schwartz, Henry Ziskin
- Production
- Maymon Film Inc.
Frequently asked questions
What is Tevye rated?
Tevye has an audience rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 6 votes.
Who directed Tevye?
Tevye was directed by Maurice Schwartz.
When was Tevye released?
Tevye was released in 1939.
