4/5 Get Fiddlin'
  by Peter J. Brown (Perth, Western Australia Australia)
Wonderful film, saw this film many years ago at the drive-in, so I bought the DVD and still loved this film.

Great performance's, especially from Topol who seems to have almost made a career out of playing the lead character on stage.

Wonderful music, humour, drama, just a great film. Set in a small village populated by Russian Jews around the time of the Russian revolution, Tevier (Topol) and his family must learn to live in this changing environment where Russian politics and anti-semitism slowly push them out of Russi.

Sounds a bit dark but it's such a wonderful film with so much to take away from it, well worth adding to any DVD collection.

5/5 YAY!
  by S. Shipp
I absolutely love this movie and i was thrilled to get it. It's in great condition, and wonderful to watch!

5/5 Fiddler - a Great Classic
  by Devora (Houston TX)
What a wonderful way to spend an evening or a rainy afternoon! A lovely classic that should be in every video library.

5/5 "From Your Mouth To Gods' Ears" ~ Walking The Fine Line Between Faith And Family
  by Brian E. Erland (CA - USA)
`Fiddler on the Roof' released in '71 has been called by many as a celebration of the Jewish spirit. While that is a correct perception, it's not limited to being simply a "Jewish" experience. This amazing film is a inspiration to all, Jew and non-Jew, serving as a universal affirmation of the inner strength and faith within each and everyone of us. The faith and traditions that make us who we are and help us face the challenges that await in this everchanging, often hostile environment.

For Tevye (Haim Topol), a poor, kind-hearted husband and father of five daughters it's his love for God and family that keeps him strong enough to face the continual trials and tribulations brought about by pressures both within his faith community as well as the greater community-at-large. His spirituality is expressed to all by his devotion and adherence to the faith and traditions of Judaism, which are personified on-screen by a solitary fiddler that only Tevye can see.

This film will make you laugh and it will make you cry as it takes the viewer through the full gamit of human emotions. Thank you Norman Jewison for directing such a beautiful film and thank you Topol for becoming the living embodiment of Tevye, Shalom Aleichem's literary creation.

5/5 Excellent movie, but Amazon product description is incorrect
  by Joseph R. Offer (California)
I bought this DVD because the Amazon product description said it starred Theodore Bikel, who played in the Broadway and road show versions of "Fiddler on the Roof" for many years - I had the impression this would be a film of the Broadway show. This is just a repackaging of the excellent 1971 movie, starring Topol. The features of the DVD are identical to those on the DVD I bought several years ago - only the box is different.

The Amazon product description has been changed since I ordered the DVD several weeks ago, but it's still not completely correct. The Amazon description lists the actors as Ina Claire, Brian Coburn, Patience Collier, Norma Crane, Barry Dennen - and doesn't include the star, Topol, in the list. The DVD jacket lists the following in starring roles: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, and Paul Paul Mann, produced and directed by Norman Jewison.

Don't get me wrong - this is an extraordinary movie. Just be aware that it's the movie that stars Topol, so it's not really anything new.