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Tevye and His Seven Daughters (Hebrew: טוביה ושבע בנותיו, translit. Tuvia Vesheva Benotav) is a 1968 Israeli drama film directed by Menahem Golan. Based on stories by Sholem Aleichem, which were also the basis for the stage musical and 1971 film, both titled Fiddler on the Roof.

Tevye and His Seven Daughters
Film poster
Directed by	Menahem Golan
Screenplay by	Sholem Aleichem Menahem Golan Haim Hefer
Based on	Tevye and His Daughters by Sholem Aleichem
Produced by	Artur Brauner Menahem Golan
Starring	Shmuel Rodensky
Cinematography	Nissim Leon
Edited by	Tova Biran
Release date	5 May 1968 (1968-05-05)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

Plot

The film is about a poor Russian Jew named Tevye who tries to make a living. When he slowly lands money, he attempts to get his daughters married.

Cast

• Shmuel Rodensky as Tevye
• Betty Segal as Golda, his wife
• Ninet Dinar as Zeitl
• Avital Paz as Hodl
• Judith Solé as Sprinza
• Tikva Mor as Chava
• Mira-Gan-Mor as Bailke
• Robert Hoffmann as Fyodor
• Peter van Eyck as Priest
• Wolfgang Kieling as Poperilli
• Illy Gorlitsky [he] as Menahem-Mendl

Release

The film was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.

References

External links

• Tevye and His Seven Daughters at IMDb

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