Tevye

Tevye

The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof".

1939 · 93 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

Tevye is a dairyman in the Russian Ukraine early in the 20th century. He lives in a cabin outside Boyberik with his wife Goldie, his widowed daughter Tseytl, her two children, and his younger daughter, the unmarried Khave. Khave is being courted by Fedya, a Christian, the son of a local government official. Tevye warns Khave against romance and marriage outside her faith, but Fedya is persuasive too. What will Khave decide, how will Tevye react, and when the Tsar initiates a pogrom, will Tevye's friends come to his defense? Can the stubborn Tevye reconcile his heart and tradition?

Directed by Maurice Schwartz · Written by Maurice Schwartz

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Cast

Maurice Schwartz Tevya 'Tevye'
Miriam Riselle Chavah 'Khave'
Rebecca Weintraub Goldie 'Golde'
Paula Lubelski Zeitel 'Tseytl'
Leon Liebgold Fedya 'Fedye' Galagen
Vicki Marcus Shloimele
Betty Marcus Perele
Julius Adler Aleksei, the Priest
Daniel Makarenko Mikita Galagen, Fedya's Father
Helen Grossman Mrs. Galagen, Mikita's Wife
Morris Strassberg Starosta
Al Harris Zazuli 'Zuzuya'

Make it a double feature

3h 13m together

Tevye

Bird of Paradise

Both from Maurice Schwartz.

More from Maurice SchwartzSee all →

Broken Hearts

Broken Hearts · 1926

A Jewish writer in Czarist Russia is forced to flee when the government comes after him for his "objectionable" writings. He emigrates to the US, where he settles in New York City's Lower East Side.

Uncle Moses

Uncle Moses · 1932

MovieRomanceDrama

Wealthy, powerful sweatshop owner falls in love with employee's teenage daughter, who feels obligated to marry him after he shares his wealth with her parents, though she actually loves a young Marxist unionizer.

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise · 1951

Bird of Paradise

MovieDramaRomance

Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. There, Andre becomes attracted to the native life and his friend's sister, Kalua.

Salome

MovieDramaRomance

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...

Slaves of Babylon

Slaves of Babylon · 1953

Slaves of Babylon

MovieHistoryAdventure

The Jews are taken from Jerusalem and made slaves by King Nebuchadnezzar. In the meantime Cyrus, king of the Persians, who has been living as a shepherd, is proclaimed king and defeats Nebuchadnezzar.

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow · 1943

Mission to Moscow

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

The Man Behind the Mask

The Man Behind the Mask · 1936

The Man Behind the Mask

A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker.

All in Good Fun

All in Good Fun · 1955

All in Good Fun

Bob Monkhouse introduces the golden age of slapstick comedy.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter