Drama ·Music ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1980 · 1h 55m

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer poster
Director
Richard Fleischer
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
Crew
Isidore Mankofsky — Director of Photography Maury Winetrobe — Editor Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer Herbert Baker — Screenplay Jerry Leider — Producer Harry Horner — Production Design
Tagline

His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer.

Synopsis

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

Trailer The Jazz Singer — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
tradition
Key Collaborators
Richard Fleischer Director Isidore Mankofsky Director of Photography Maury Winetrobe Editor Leonard Rosenman Original Music Composer Herbert Baker Screenplay Jerry Leider Producer Harry Horner Production Design Albert Wolsky Costume Design
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