Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)

Directed by

Max Lewkowicz

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces how Fiddler on the Roof was created and why it became so important. It includes interviews with the show's original creators and later fans like Lin-Manuel Miranda. Rare footage shows the original Broadway cast at work.

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What happens

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles is a 2019 American documentary film about the creation and significance of the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. Directed by Max Lewkowicz, it features interviews with Fiddler creators such as Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Joseph Stein, and Harold Prince, as well as scholars, actors, and other musical theatre figures such as Stephen Sondheim and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The documentary includes rarely-seen footage of the original Broadway cast as well as interviews with creators, actors, theatrical figures, and scholars. This film is dedicated to the memory of Harold Prince, who died during production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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