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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Aug 23, 2019 | IMDB 6.5

97 min Watch Now

Documentary

The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.

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Sheldon Harnick, Austin Pendleton, Chaim Topol, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Grey, Harvey Fierstein, Fran Lebowitz, Josh Mostel

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