# Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

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**Runtime**: 181 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Norman Jewison
**Written by**: Joseph Stein
**Starring**: Chaim Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris

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## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film unafraid to ask: what if a musical was also three hours long? A milkman in Tsarist Russia tries to maintain his religious traditions as his daughters test his patience with their romantic choices. It is certainly a lot of movie.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, tender

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