The World of Sholom Aleichem
"Based on the Writer Whose Stories Inspired The Fiddler on the Roof"
Overview
This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and starring some of the legends of film and television. The collection originally ran as a two-hour segment on December 14, 1959, on the anthology series The Play of the Week, broadcast locally in New York City via the independent radio station WNTA. Each "tale" in the anthology was adapted from a single tale by the inimitable Sholom Aleichem, regarded by many as the "Yiddish Mark Twain". Included are: "A Tale of Chelm" starring Zero Mostel and Nancy Walker in the story of a bookseller attempting to buy a goat; "Bontche Schweig" about a poor man (Jack Gilford) whose recent arrival in Heaven makes the angels cry; and "The High School" about a Jewish merchant (Morris Carnovsky) persuaded by his wife (Gertrude Berg) to let their son attend a particular high school despite the enforcement of quotas for Jewish students.
About The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) is a drama and tv movie movie produced by Talent Associates in United States of America. It was directed by Don Richardson and written by Arnold Perl. On screen you will see Gertrude Berg, Sam Levene, Zero Mostel, Morris Carnovsky and Lee Grant. With a runtime of 1h 38m, the film averages 9.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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