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The Jazz Singer
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1980 film by Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie
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5.9A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Released: 1980-12-17115 minDir: Richard FleischerDrama, Music, RomanceBudget: $13.0MBox office: $27.1M
Cast
- Neil Diamond as Jess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch
- Laurence Olivier as Cantor Rabinovitch
- Lucie Arnaz as Molly Bell
- Catlin Adams as Rivka Rabinovitch
- Franklyn Ajaye as Bubba
- Paul Nicholas as Keith Lennox
Themes
- tradition
- rabbi
- musical
- remake
- blackface
- father son relationship
- jazz music
- tradition vs modernity
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
5,328 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
26%
Metacritic
37/100
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Jazz Singer
- Director
- Sidney J. Furie
- Screenwriter
- Herbert Baker
- Cast member
- Sully Boyar
- Composer
- Gilbert Bécaud
- Production company
- EMI Films
- Cinematographer
- Isidore Mankofsky
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 641248
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- publication date
- 1982-03-24
- soundtrack release
- The Jazz Singer – Original Songs from the Motion Picture
- title
- The Jazz Singer
- distributed by
- ITC Entertainment
- film editor
- Frank J. Urioste
- production designer
- Harry Horner
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
- review score
- 26%
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