Fiddler On The Roof Star Topol

Klein cast topol as galileo galilei in his version of brecht s eponymous play.

Fiddler on the roof star topol. He is an actor known for fiddler on the roof 1971 flash gordon 1980 and for your eyes only 1981. Directed by norman jewison. In 1975 director joseph losey the servant mr. In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village.

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. Fiddler on the roof. In casting the 1971 film version of fiddler on the roof director norman jewison and his production team sought an actor other than zero mostel for the lead role. Topol s success in fiddler on the roof turned him into an international star.

He has been married to galia topol since october 23 1956. 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. With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon. But jewison and his team felt mostel would eclipse the character with his larger than life.

They have three children. Topol was born on september 9 1935 in tel aviv palestine as chaim topol. However it s hard to find a film on that global list of real importance save one. This decision was a controversial one as mostel had made the role famous in the long running broadway musical and wanted to star in the film.

Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and.