Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

Before there was Fiddler, there was Tevye... and the man who created him.

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Overview

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 24, 2012
Original language: English
Cast: Peter Riegert,Hillel Halkin,Jason Kravits,Ruth Wisse,Dan Miron,David Roskies,Alan Rosenberg,Rachel Dratch
Director: Joseph Dorman
Writer: Joseph Dorman
Cinematography: Ed Marritz
Budget: $500,000
Revenue: $845,188
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt1976608