Film
The Jazz Singer
1980 · 1h 55m · Drama · Music · Romance
His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer.
- IMDb
- 5.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 26%
- Metacritic
- 37
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Overview
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
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Cast
Neil Diamond
Jess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch
Laurence Olivier
Cantor Rabinovitch
Lucie Arnaz
Molly Bell
Catlin Adams
Rivka Rabinovitch
Franklyn Ajaye
Bubba
Paul Nicholas
Keith Lennox
Sully Boyar
Eddie Gibbs
Mike Kellin
Leo
James Booth
Paul Rossini
Luther Waters
Teddy
Oren Waters
Mel
Rod Gist
Timmy
Walter Janovitz
Rabbi Birnbaum
Janet Brandt
Aunt Tillie
John Witherspoon
M.C. Cinderella Club
Dale Robinette
Tommy
Crew
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Herbert BakerScreenplay
- Jerry LeiderProducer
- Isidore MankofskyDirector of Photography
- Leonard RosenmanOriginal Music Composer
- Maury WinetrobeEditor
- Harriet B. HelbergCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 17, 1980
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $13,000,000
- Revenue
- $27,118,000
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
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