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Tevye
Directed by
Maurice Schwartz
Approved
1939
1h 33m
Drama
6.9
92%
71%
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The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof".
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Cast of Tevye
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'
Louis Weisberg
Shtarsina
Boas Young
Uradnick, the Officer
Tevye Ratings & Reviews
Motion Picture Daily
Alfred Finestone
[Maurice] Schwartz is an expert screen player and has capable support, especially in the appealing personality of Miriam Riselle.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Herbert Cohn
Mr. Schwartz is a better screen actor than a screen director; his film is unnecessarily long and slowly paced, thus adding to the already sizeable burden contributed by the unsuspenseful script.
New York Daily News
Kate Cameron
Miriam Riselle, who plays the leading feminine role, is an accomplished actress of the Yiddish school. Her performance is second in excellence only to that of the star.
Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Staff
A moving canvas of Jewish life in the Russia of days gone by.
Detroit Free Press
Len G. Shaw
To watch the impersonation of an aged father given by Schwartz is a liberal education in the finer points of acting.
Variety
Variety Staff
Schwartz has graced this folk tale of the Ukraine with a shrewd comedy flair that his stage roles of recent years have not called for.
Chicago Tribune
Mae Tinee
Maurice Schwartz, beloved Jewish actor, gives a memorable interpretation in the title role. As Tevya, the dairyman, he is wise, kindly, tragical, philosophical, slyly humorous.
New York Times
Frank S. Nugent
[Tevya], with the famous Maurice Schwartz in the title role, is a serious character with definitely comical overtones.
Motion Picture Herald (Exhibitors Herald)
Paul C. Mooney, Jr
[Schwartz's] direction and characterization of Tevya, a Ukrainian Jew and a role he previously has essayed on the Yiddish stage, was obviously a labor of love. It is an artistic achievement that sets a mark for future Yiddish pictures to shoot at.
The Film Daily
Film Daily Staff
The brilliant Maurice Schwartz, talented star of the Yiddish stage for many years, makes a belated but auspicious debut in talking pictures with this film.
TheArtsStl
Sarah Boslaugh
Tevya, despite the melodramatic plot, feels surprisingly modern, thanks to naturalistic acting, lots of outdoor shooting (on Long Island), and a soundtrack by Sholom Secunda...
The Jewish Advocate
Daniel M. Kimmel
One would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved.
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