Al Jolson
Jakie Rabinowitz
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The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolated sequences).
- October 6, 1927
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Apr 5, 2024 · The Jazz Singer, American musical film, released in 1927, that was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue. It marked the ascendancy of “talkies” and the end of the silent-film era. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.) On Yom Kippur, cantor Rabinowitz
- Lee Pfeiffer
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 ...
- December 19, 1980
Al Jolson stars as Jakie Rabinowitz, a Jewish singer who leaves his family and pursues his passion for jazz. The film features the first audible dialogue in a movie and won an Oscar for best sound recording.
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- Drama, Music, Musical
- Alan Crosland
- 1928-02-04
Dec 19, 1980 · Neil Diamond stars as a Jewish cantor who pursues his dream of becoming a pop singer, defying his father and his traditions. The film features his songs and a cast including Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz.
- (4.9K)
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie
- 1980-12-19
A classic silent film about a Jewish cantor's son who pursues his dream of becoming a jazz singer. He faces a dilemma when his father falls ill and asks him to sing in the synagogue on Yom Kippur.
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A musical drama film starring Al Jolson as a cantor's son who pursues a career in show business. The film was the first to use synchronized sound and dialogue, and is considered a classic of early Hollywood.
