Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness (2012)
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.
Director: Joseph Dorman
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Rachel Dratch as Shayne Sheyndl |
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Hillel Halkin as Himself |
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Jason Kravits as Menachem Mendi |
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Dan Miron as Himself |
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Peter Riegert as Tevye |
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Alan Rosenberg as Narrator |
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David Roskies as Himself |
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Ruth Wisse as Herself |
| Directing | Joseph Dorman | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Dorman | Writer |
| Editing | Aaron Kuhn | Editor |
| Editing | Kenneth Levis | Editor |
| Editing | Amanda Zinoman | Editor |
| Camera | Ed Marritz | Director of Photography |