this scene seriously gave me an inaccurate idea of what hanging out at a bar was like as a child

Listen to the music. Jewish music at the beginning, then Russian music, and when Tevye starts dancing with the Russian guy the music begins to mix between both styles in a way that they are not different, but a great new one. John Williams ftw.

Has there ever been a name more badass than Lazar Wolf?

"you will be my papa." "I always wanted a son. I just hoped he would be younger than me."

Drunk Sheldon brought me here :D

As a Jewish I confirm that this is a completely accurate hangout with the guys

Muuuuch respect to the Russian dancers and their leg muscles

The scene is uplifting but weirdly upsetting at the same time. If you watch the rest of the movie, you remember this segment and realize how, the majority of the time, peace is only a temporary thing. :/

One of the reasons I love Tevye is that he is adaptable for peace without losing his core beliefs. Such a wise man.

This is the power of DANCING!! To cross language, culture, and unify us. Truly one of God's greatest gifts.

Me and the boys when the bars open again after quarantine

My Grandparents came to the USA from the Ukraine in the early 1900's. Grandma lived long enough to watch this movie with us when it first came out, and she was overcome with tears of joy hen she saw it and remembered days of her past!

The power of this scene though. It shows that with just a little alcohol in all those present, people can be at peace with each other. But seriously, the meaning behind this scene is is powerful.

I know we're mostly supposed to be impressed by the singing and dancing here (and I am!), but can we just have a shout out to the crew behind this piece? Peter Lamont on Set Decoration - the place looks and *feels* like a dingy, wooden tavern, there's dust in the air and practically cobwebs between the rafters, it's super atmospheric, but, thanks to cinematography by Oswald Morris, you can see everything that is happening and even with all the action and movement and huge jumble of people, you feel like you're still getting to see all the good stuff, you're not missing anything. And just huge HUGE props to Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden who did the costumes. Super accurate, beautiful, authentic, some of the best costuming work in a period piece ever done, PERIOD, AND, somehow, all done tough enough to stand up to being danced in! Everyone working on this film was so on the ball, and it really shows in the final product. The production quality on this film is absolutely astounding, and it absolutely deserves to be recognised and remembered as one of the greatest musical productions of the 20th century. Nerd rant done.

As a kid, I loved this scene: beautiful singing and dancing, right? Now I love how it shows that different cultures can coexist in friendship and without the need to give up their identity... Until some tzar arrives and tells them they can't.

Back in the day when men danced together and held hands as a symbol of brotherhood and love. Wish it were more like that today, in America anyhow. Weird how social standards flipflop throughout time and from culture to culture.

100% accurate of Russian parties.

"I always wanted a son, but I wanted one a little younger than myself." Lol a great movie with great quotes!

In the wake of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in 2022, and what we are now learning about what the green soldiers told they were attending platoon training before being actually sent to kill their cousins in Ukraine, this is the reality of the emotions. The violence and its direction comes from those who have power in order to keep it. Those who have no power to keep wish only for good fortune: for themselves, for their neighbors, for the random dudes in a bar celebrating someone's bachelor party. We must remember and preserve this spirit of comradery even when the Powers That Be tell us to hate

One brilliant element of this scene is the ever-present danger -- even when the two sides are both dancing at the end, the Jews and Gentiles are still completely in their own groups, fully separated. Never do they truly mix. All the way through it feels like this could erupt into violence at any moment, and of course, it tragically does in a later scene. Damn, this is a good, good movie adaptation of the musical.

The scene does a well depiction of the social tensity and over all mood when two groups of people interact. How they portrayed it through the use of the music, dance and choreography, was well thought out. Bravissimo!

"And if our good fortune never comes, here's to what ever comes." Only Jewish people can drink for bad luck. I love that.

I love this part of this musical because it shows the unification of opposite sides and having to forget their problems

"And if our good fortune never comes, here´s to whatever comes." is what i will say from now on

That Russian solo always gets me😤👌🙌

This scene makes the ending a billion times more painful. "May we live together in peace" 😔

I always thought there was a really intriguing element of tension to this scene. Even though the scene ends with a very nice, positive dance off between the Jews and the Russians in this, you can tell the Jews are pretty nervous throughout it. Like when Tevya bumps into the dancer at 2:52 and there's that awkward where Tevya nervously waits to see how the dancer is going to react; is he going to brush it off and keep dancing or is he going to try to hurt me? Throughout the dance sequence (and really throughout the entire film) you really get a rich sense of how the Jews are always a little nervous around the dominant population because they know how quickly those fuckers can turn around and start a pogrom. I think this sequence is especially illuminating because people would often describe pogroms in Ukraine as having a carnival or party-like atmosphere. People would be laughing and singing as they fucked up a shtetl; they would all cheer when someone broke into a Jewish house, ripped open the pillows, and threw the feathers in a flurry out the window. It was the exact same kind of energy that you see in this scene, and you can see why the Jews are so nervous about it.

Rest in peace Tevje

That guy that holds the note at 1:23 is amazing! I love this song, it's one of my favorites in the film. I especially how it was able to blend the traditional Jewish dancing and traditional Russian dancing. It's also depressing because we all know what happens at Tzeitel and Motel's wedding. *sighs* And they were getting along so perfectly.

Here to pay my respects to Yahweh. We honour you great God above all other gods, king above all other kings, great above all greatness, wise beyond all wisdom and merciful beyond mercy itself. Lord almighty, Elohim Adonai, Yeshua Hamashiach, who is like unto you o Lord, who in your name the dead can rise, and the sick can be healed. A thousand poems could never describe you, and a thousand altars could never truly represent you. Hallelujah, we praise you o bread of life, and water of salvation, oh bastion of peace and glory of mankind. We worship you oh father, may we receive mercy..

Damnnn this was so goooood. Drunk Sheldon got me here, and I'm glad

You don't realize how true this song is until you get a little older...

I don't know why, but the part when Tevye takes the dancer's hand when he offers it just makes me so happy. This whole scene just fills me with hope. All people, no matter how different in culture or tradition, can share in the same happiness together. Someday I hope we will stop using violence and threats to control all groups and force agendas, and rather embrace our differences, and share each others' happiness.

this scene as you grow older, realise how tragic this was gonna be. The inevitability breaks the heart when you know the tragedy that is to come

Topol did an awesome job playing Tevye; I really like this character. He is funny and caring, and from the crowd he's the only one that is open to start dancing with the Russians, and to give the foreigner a warm open hand.

1:30 this man's voice is just amazing

Ha! I used to try to do the Cossack dancing (10 years ago). Now I just bounce around the living room.

My all time favourite song. May the memory of Chaim Topol (Tevye) who just passed away at the age of 87.

The Russian men were actually doing Ukrainian dances. It takes years of training to dance like that.

I'm here because of the 'Fiddler on the roof'.

EVEREYONE should watch this movie once in their life !!!!!!!!!!

Searched 'happiness' on KZfaq and this showed up. I'm amazed, surprised, and happy at the same time. Oh boy this is great

The Russian choreography was damn good! That takes a lot of energy and practice, I respect it!

Top three songs ever 3 tradition (fiddler on the roof) 2 this song 1 if I was a rich man (fiddler on the roof)

It's actually amazing how at Jewish weddings they still use this music. I dont think any other religion or culture has preserved something like that for so long.

Lmao i came here from the big bang theory

This is something I deeply wish to experience or witness, a people who bond over the simplest joys making it extraordinary.

Back in the school days, we staged the musical version of Fiddler on the Roof, I took part in the dance for the song Lechaim. Well our group dance was no where close to the original yet it was still challenging. I remember pulling my hamstring during rehearsals and had to miss practice for a week which could have cost me my place on the dance team. Thankfully, I recovered in time and made it for the D -day. Indeed, great memories! Lechaim, cheers to life!

When I get out of quarantne and it's safe to gather, I will sing this out loud with my friends....TO LIFE!

I want to be called Laser Wolf

I absolutely love how they take dances from each of their cultures and combine them to make something amazing!

Lol like if you're here because tHIS IS A VERY GOOD MUSICAL WHETHER OR NOT THIS SONG WAS PLAYED ON THE BIG BANG THEORY.

Music and Dance are the true universal languages.

russian dancing is so wonderful

Awesome. Just awesome for so many reasons. Peace to all of us. We all want the same good things for our children. Every one of us on this planet. God please steer us toward peaceful coexistence.

I was 12 years old in 1971 when this came out. My family and I saw this in a theatre in Chicago. I really didn't get most of the movie but what sticks out in my mind is that there were 2 nuns sitting in the row in front of us. I was really confused. I've seen the movie as an adult and it's epic!

Considering the time when this was made, the cultural representation is quite impressively authentic!

How well is the dynamics of trying to be an agreeable member of the minority depicted here: fear and hesitation, testing of waters ... so much calculation went into deciding on how to react to Russians joining the celebration ...

Rest In Peace Chaim Topol

Even now, still in awe of those dancers' leg muscles. Jesus.

best musical movie ever

Rediscovering this after years and it's like I've been reunited with a piece of my happiness that I've been missing

Some of my favorite songs from Musicals have the same commonality: a party. Here, they're bachelor partying like freakin bosses

Rest in peace, Topol

Dang much respect for an accurate depiction of Russian dance culture. This scene is Amazing!

My first exposure to this song and to Fiddler on the Roof as a whole was actually D&D. We were playing Curse of Strahd and our Paladin married a Vistani, this was the song our DM played. Really set the tone quite well, the line "It takes a wedding to make us say let's live another day" really hits in Barovia.

Это просто восторг! Обожаю этот мюзикл! Ле хаим!!!!

My family was driven out of Russia around this time by the Cossack's. Fiddler was an important part of my growing up. I loved listening to the stories my Grandmother would tell. Tradition ! Thousands of years old. Unfortunately there is one tradition that never goes away. Hate the Jews.

This is pretty intense symbolism. I love how music and dance unites 2 completely different cultures.....for that part of the movie at least. :)

It's heartwarming to see two cultures dancing and celebrating together.

RIP Topol. To Life, To Life, L'Chaim!

At least one "great moment of joy" within the narrative of this tragic part of history, visualized by a Great Composer and Coreographer... Great work..., I will always admire great art...., love this movie

1:56 is a masterful shot. So much implication.

I love this movie and the note he just sang was amazing he held that for about 16 beats in one breath and then he was a few other long notes to hold after the first one that is amazing he is so totally awesome. I can't hold notes that long.

Great movie and great music- I watched long time ago but always enjoy and makes me so happy !! We should dance and sing to each other so life will be such beautiful,!!!

I love it when two completely different kinds of music and dancing come together - two whole cultures there in the two different forms of dancing and music here that manage to work together, two different groups of dancers coming tighter for just one night, though we know the peace will not keep, though I know the actions of the officials and the soldiers were not the fault of these men.

Sheldon sang this song and I liked the song ..so I am here!!!

THAT RUSSIAN SOLOIST IS AMAZING. Dear lord, what a voice he has.

does anyone else notice the way Tevye looks at 3:25 - that is just adorable - I love the expression on his face

Feels so applicable today. The people can find common ground and only want peace, happiness, prosperity and life! But in the end the pogroms came anyway.

that made me incredibly happy

One of my favorite dance scenes of the whole movie, and a rare moment of common ground between the Russians and Jews. As a previous poster stated, it does foreshadow the tension that escalates, but at that moment, the spirit of jubilation and camaraderie wins the day. Perhaps if there were more Tevye's in this world we'd have less conflict...

"Virgin Diet Cuba Libre" Good one, Penny

I love this scene...When the Russian invites Tevye to dance. It's like the exact same body language when Perchik invites Hodel to dance at the wedding. So great.

I thank my parents for introducing this beautiful musical to me. =) Whenever I'm down, this'll cheer me right up!

My high school did this musical my junior year, and I remember that even though it was a serious sort of musical, we all had a such a blast learning the songs and dances. What a wonderful musical :)

I would pay to see Sheldon singing the whole song

This scene is so LIT! I always got so pumped and would dance around the living room with my siblings when the Russians started getting wild.

This song live is freaking amazing. I can't believe these performers...The way they move is incredible!

Ahh klezmer, one of my favorite musical styles.

The Most High Living G-d brought us all here! Amen. Hallelujah!

If our good fortune never comes, let's do what ever comes.. An underrated statement... Live the moment.. Lechaim

To the amazingness which is Fiddler On the Roof! Lechaim!

We need to play this sort of thing more often, any time racism raises its ugly head.

Rest in peace Topol

Dancers, choreographers and "russian" singer did fantastic job!!! Very natural played and danced (and looked) as russians. Watched it many many times this scene. Great movie.

i just love the symbolism and the choreography here so much, it's my favourite scene in the movie. how one group starts celebrating, then the other, which initially makes the first group wary, and then how they come together and integrate the dances, literally weaving them together. incredible talent going on with both the dancers and the people who put the dance together.

just have to say...this movie is absolutly beautiful. You can see the fear in everyone durring this scene. What a way to picture a mix between joy and fear. these were definitly the beginnings of the darkest times in world history.

One of the greatest movies of all time. If we could all learn to get along with people who may be different from us, the world would be a better place. Maybe hope can be found in dance and music.

I think this is one of the more contagious expressions of celebration and joy of all cinema, ever.