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| '''''Tevye''''' (also known as '''''Tevya''''' and '''''Tevye der Milkhiker''''') is a ] film which tells the story of a ] dairyman in ]ist ], who lives with his widowed daughter and her sister, who is being courted by a ]. It stars ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | '''''Tevye''''' (also known as '''''Tevya''''' and '''''Tevye der Milkhiker''''') is a ] film which tells the story of a ] dairyman in ]ist ], who lives with his widowed daughter and her sister, who is being courted by a ]. It stars ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | ||
| The movie was adapted by ] and Schwartz from the ] play ''Tevye der Milkhiker'', and directed by Schwartz. The production is in the ] language. | The movie was adapted by ] and Schwartz from the ] play ''Tevye der Milkhiker'', and directed by Schwartz. The production is in the ] language. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States ] and selected for preservation in the ]. | ||
| The play was also used as the source for the ] musical and subsequent film '']''. | The play was also used as the source for the ] musical and subsequent film '']''. | ||
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Tevye (also known as Tevya and Tevye der Milkhiker) is a 1939 film which tells the story of a Jewish dairyman in Tsarist Russia, who lives with his widowed daughter and her sister, who is being courted by a Christian. It stars Maurice Schwartz, Miriam Riselle, Rebecca Weintraub, Paula Lubelski, Leon Liebgold, Vicki Marcus, Betty Marcus and Julius Adler.
The movie was adapted by Marcy Klauber and Schwartz from the Sholom Aleichem play Tevye der Milkhiker, and directed by Schwartz. The production is in the Yiddish language. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The play was also used as the source for the Broadway musical and subsequent film Fiddler on the Roof.