Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

6.2 2012 93 min
Documentary History

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 entire…

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Joseph Dorman
Writer
Joseph Dorman

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Rachel Dratch Shayne Sheyndl
Hillel Halkin Himself
Jason Kravits Menachem Mendi
Dan Miron Himself
Peter Riegert Tevye
Alan Rosenberg Narrator
David Roskies Himself
Ruth Wisse Herself

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