Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

93 mins | Documentary | Feb. 24, 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.

Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

93 mins | Documentary | Feb. 24, 2012

Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
Directors Joseph Dorman
Writers Joseph Dorman

Cast

Rachel Dratch

as Shayne Sheyndl

Hillel Halkin

as Himself

Jason Kravits

as Menachem Mendi

Dan Miron

as Himself

Peter Riegert

as Tevye

Alan Rosenberg

as Narrator

David Roskies

as Himself

Ruth Wisse

as Herself