(JTA) — Wonder of wonders: “Fiddler on the Roof” is returning to the big screen. MGM will produce a remake of the iconic ... at nearly 10 years. The movie version came out in 1971 and ...

the director of the 1971 film adaptation of “Fiddler on the Roof,” is not Jewish. The 95-year-old Jewison has often spoken about how, when asked to helm the movie version of the popular ...

Movie poster for ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ (1971) (Credit: The Mirisch Production Company via IMDb). *Spoilers ahead, but the movie has been out for 52 years, so don’t blame me.* Fiddler follows Tevye the ...

and "Fiddler on the Roof?" That insane mix may sound too good to be true, but it's not - it's a movie that actually exists.

Jewison's film career spanned more than four decades and seven Oscar nominations - three for Best Director (In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof and Moonstruck) and the four for Best Picture.

"He gave us all room and I know I wouldn't have done the movie without the advantage of a year's rehearsal on stage." Reprising the role in the 1991 Broadway revival of Fiddler On the Roof ...