"To Life!"

1971

3h 1m

7.7(603 votes)

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Romance

Overview

In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.

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76 members

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Chaim Topol

Tevye

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Norma Crane

Golde

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Leonard Frey

Motel

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Molly Picon

Yente

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Paul Mann

Lazar Wolf

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Rosalind Harris

Tzeitel

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Michele Marsh

Hodel

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Neva Small

Chava

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Paul Michael Glaser

Perchik

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Ray Lovelock

Fyedka

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Elaine Edwards

Shprintze

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Candy Bonstein

Bielke

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Shimen Ruskin

Mordcha

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Zvee Scooler

Rabbi

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Louis Zorich

Constable

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Alfie Scopp

Avram

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Howard Goorney

Nachum

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Barry Dennen

Mendel

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Russian Official

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Ruth Madoc

Fruma Sarah

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Patience Collier

Grandma Tzeitel

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Tutte Lemkow

Fiddler

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Stella Courtney

Shandel

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Jacob Kalich

Yankel

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Brian Coburn

Berl

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George Little

Hone

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Stanley Fleet

Farcel

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Arnold Diamond

Moishe

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Marika Rivera

Rifka

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Mark Malicz

Ezekial

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Aharon Ipalé

Sheftel

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Roger Lloyd Pack

Sexton

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Vladimir Medar

Priest

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Sammy Bayes

Russian Dancer

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Larry Bianco

Russian Dancer

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Walter Cartier

Russian Dancer

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Peter Johnston

Russian Dancer

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Guy Lutman

Russian Dancer

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Donald Maclennan

Russian Dancer

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Rene Sartoris

Russian Dancer

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Roy Durbin

Bottle Dancer

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Ken Robson

Bottle Dancer

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Bob Stevenson

Bottle Dancer

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Lou Zamprogna

Bottle Dancer

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Ivan Baptie

Dancer (uncredited)

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Cyril Bass

Village Band Member (uncredited)

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Tanya Bayona

Dancer (uncredited)

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C.C. Bilham

Village Band Member (uncredited)

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Ina Claire

Dancer (uncredited)

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Susan Claire

Dancer (uncredited)

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Sarah Cohen

Bashe (uncredited)

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Otto Diamant

Yussel (uncredited)

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Harry Ditson

Leibesh (uncredited)

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Harry Fielder

Russian (uncredited)

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Jill Goldston

Villager in Green Dress (uncredited)

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Jody Hall

Dancer (uncredited)

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Judith Harte

Gnessi (uncredited)

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A. Haverstock

Village Band Member (uncredited)

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Michael Ingleton

Dancer (uncredited)

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Miki Iveria

Bess (uncredited)

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Carl Jaffe

Isaac (uncredited)

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Nigel Kingsley

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H. Krein

Village Band Member (uncredited)

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Hilda Kriseman

Zelda (uncredited)

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Barry Lines

Dancer (uncredited)

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Danny Mann

One of Rabbi's students (uncredited)

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Alfred Maron

Previous Rabbi (uncredited)

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Albin Pahernik

Dancer (uncredited)

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Joel Rudnick

Marcus (uncredited)

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Adam Scott

Dancer (uncredited)

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Petra Siniawski

Dancer (uncredited)

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Susan Sloman

Nechama (uncredited)

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Karen Trent

Dancer (uncredited)

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Kenneth Waller

Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

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M. Winter

Village Band Member (uncredited)

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Leo Wright

Village Band Member (uncredited)

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