Tevye (1939): Cast
Tevye is a 1939 drama starring Rebecca Weintraub as Goldie 'Golde', Leon Liebgold and Maurice Schwartz. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Yiddish - Studio
- Maymon Film Inc.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Tevye About?
The premise of Tevye without spoilers.
A non‑musical adaptation of the novel that inspired Fiddler on the Roof, set in early‑20th‑century Russian Ukraine. Tevye, a dairyman, lives with his wife Goldie, widowed daughter Tseytl and her grandchildren, and his unmarried daughter Khave. Khave is pursued by Fedya, a Christian official’s son. Tevye cautions her against crossing faith lines, while political unrest looms as the Tsar’s pogrom threatens their community, testing Tevye’s traditions and loyalties.
Tevye Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- national film registry
- sister sister relationship
- forbidden love
- anti semitism
- pogrom
- family relationships
- jewish
- interfaith romance
- father daughter estrangement
- based on short story
- marital separation
- ukraine
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- village
- milkman
- religion
- father daughter relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- character name as title
- tevye character
- one word title
- jew gentile relationship
- writer producer director
- rural drama
- social drama
- family drama
- political drama
- society melodrama
- 1900s
- interethnic couple
- town meeting
- yiddish literature
- government official
- courtship
- daughter returns home
- father disapproves of daughter's suitor
- dairy farmer
- patriarch
- book
- gentile
- grandmother
- grandfather
- cow
- horse
- surprise visit
- gossip
- religious traditions
- jewish tradition
- disgrace
- prayer
- sabbath
Tevye Cast & Characters
Rebecca Weintraub leads the cast as Goldie 'Golde', with Leon Liebgold as Fedya 'Fedye' Galagen and Maurice Schwartz as Tevya 'Tevye'.
- Rebecca Weintraub as Goldie 'Golde'
- Leon Liebgold as Fedya 'Fedye' Galagen
- Maurice Schwartz as Tevya 'Tevye'
- Morris Strassberg as Starosta
Also Starring in Tevye
· 10 more- Miriam Riselle Chavah 'Khave'
- Paula Lubelski Zeitel 'Tseytl'
- Vicki Marcus Shloimele
- Julius Adler Aleksei, the Priest
- Betty Marcus Perele
- Daniel Makarenko Mikita Galagen, Fedya's Father
- Helen Grossman Mrs. Galagen, Mikita's Wife
- Al Harris Zazuli 'Zuzuya'
- Louis Weisberg Shtarsina
- Boas Young Uradnick, the Officer
Tevye Also Known As
Also known as “Tevye the Milkman”.
- Also known as
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- Tevye the Milkman
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Tevye FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Tevye, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Tevye?
Tevye runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Tevye released?
Tevye was released on December 21, 1939.
Who is in the cast of Tevye?
Tevye stars Rebecca Weintraub as Goldie 'Golde', Leon Liebgold as Fedya 'Fedye' Galagen and Maurice Schwartz as Tevya 'Tevye', among 14 credited actors.
Does Tevye have a post-credit scene?
No. Tevye has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Tevye in?
The original language of Tevye is Yiddish.
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