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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ film premieres in Amsterdam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1971)


Video: 'Fiddler on the Roof' trailer

(Thursday, October 21, 1971)Fiddler on the Roof, an American epic musical comedy-drama film about a poor Jewish milkman in pre-revolutionary Russia who must contend with marrying off his daughters while anti-semitic sentiment threatens his home, premiered today at a benefit screening in Amsterdam (it would open in New York on Nov. 3, 1971). Continue reading ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ film premieres in Amsterdam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1971)