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The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American musical drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Jerry Leider. The film stars Neil Diamond (in his acting debut), Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, and tells the story of a young singer who is torn between tradition and pursuing his dreams as a pop singer. Based on the 1925 play of the same ...
Dec 19, 1980 · The Jazz Singer: Directed by Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie. With Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams. The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie
- 1980-12-19
Director. Richard Fleischer. Is The Jazz Singer streaming? Find out where to watch online amongst 200+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video.
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- Richard Fleischer
- PG
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The Jazz Singer (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
It's the story of a man who forsakes the synagogue choir for a chance at rock superstardom. Defying his father, he turns his back on his marriage and community to team up with his new manager, Molly. 5,589 IMDb 5.9 1 h 56 min 1980. X-Ray 16+.
- 116 min
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The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer. Neil Diamond stars in this motion picture as Yussel Rabinovitch, a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career outside the synagogue in popular music as Jess Robin. Against the wishes of his rigid father and ...
The movie is a remake, of course, of Al Jolson's 1927 "The Jazz Singer," which was the first commercially successful talking picture. The remake has played with time in an interesting way: It sets the story in the present, but it places the characters in some kind of time warp.
