Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem (2014)
Portraits of two beloved icons--Sholom Aleichem and Theodore Bikel--are woven together in this enchanting new documentary. The two men have much in common: wit, wisdom and talent, all shot through with deep humanity and Yiddishkeit. Theodore Bikel, the unstoppable performer whose career spans more than 150 screen roles (including an Oscar-nominated turn in The Defiant Ones) and countless stage and musical productions, is also the foremost interpreter of Sholom Aleichem's work. Now 90, Bikel has played Tevye the Milkman on stage more than 2,000 times, and he has animated Aleichem's work through his creation of two celebrated musical plays about the great Russian author.
- Release date
- January 1, 2014
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
- Music
- Hankus Netsky
Cast
- Alan Alda as Narrator
- Aaron Alexander as Klezmer musician
- Theodore Bikel as Self
- Talya Buckbinder as Klezmer musician
- Jeremy Dauber as Self
- Joseph Dorman as Self
- Fyvush Finkel as Self
- Sherwin Kaufman as Self
- Merima Kljuco as Klezmer musician
- David Krakauer as Self
Crew
- John Lollos · Director
- Theodore Bikel · Writer
- Marsha Lebby · Writer
- John Lollos · Writer
- Eric Drath · Producer
- Hankus Netsky · Composer
- James Fideler · Cinematographer
- Alistair Shurman · Editor
- David Gallo · Production designer