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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019) on Netflix

PG-1320191h 37mDocumentary

A documentary about the making of Fiddler on the Roof, the Broadway musical that opened in 1964. Its creators, performers and later interpreters describe how the show came together.

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  • IMDb7.6/10509 votes
  • Rotten Tomatoes98%

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The musical Fiddler on the Roof arrived on Broadway in 1964, and the people who made it explain how it came together. First-hand accounts come from the show's composer, lyricist, book writer and producer, from members of the original cast, and from the children of its designers and performers. Actors from later Broadway revivals, the 1971 film adaptation and a 2018 Yiddish production describe their own experience with the show. Scholars, critics and theater figures set the musical in the New York of the 1960s and discuss its treatment of religion, civil rights, gender equality and xenophobia. Jewish performers describe what the show meant to their sense of identity, and companies around the world demonstrate how far it traveled. Archival material from the original production accompanies the conversations.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)

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  • The documentary Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles is dedicated to the memory of Harold Prince, who died while the film was being made.

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