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Tevya is a 1939 American Yiddish film, based on author Sholem Aleichem's stock character Tevye the Dairyman, also the subject of the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. It was the first non-English language picture selected for preservation by the National Film Registry.
Original Release
12/21/1939
US Release
12/21/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Miriam Riselle | Chavah 'Khave' |
| Rebecca Weintraub | Goldie 'Golde' |
| Paula Lubelski | Zeitel 'Tseytl' |
| Leon Liebgold | Fedya 'Fedye' Galagen |
| Vicki Marcus | Shloimele |
| Betty Marcus | Perele |
| Julius Adler | Aleksei, the Priest |
| Daniel Makarenko | Mikita Galagen, Fedya's Father |
| Helen Grossman | Mrs. Galagen, Mikita's Wife |
| Morris Strassberg | Starosta |
Directors
Writers
Maurice Schwartz, Sholom Aleichem, Marcy Klauber
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Miriam Riselle | Chavah 'Khave' |
| Rebecca Weintraub | Goldie 'Golde' |
| Paula Lubelski | Zeitel 'Tseytl' |
| Leon Liebgold | Fedya 'Fedye' Galagen |
| Vicki Marcus | Shloimele |
| Betty Marcus | Perele |
| Julius Adler | Aleksei, the Priest |
| Daniel Makarenko | Mikita Galagen, Fedya's Father |
| Helen Grossman | Mrs. Galagen, Mikita's Wife |
| Morris Strassberg | Starosta |
| Al Harris | Zazuli 'Zuzuya' |
| Louis Weisberg | Shtarsina |
| Boas Young | Uradnick, the Officer |
| Maurice Schwartz | Tevya 'Tevye' |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Maurice Schwartz | Producer |
| Henry Ziskin | Producer |
