The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1980 · 115 min · EN · PG · 5.9 (77 votes)
Dir. Richard Fleischer · Starring Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams, Franklyn Ajaye, Paul Nicholas · Music Leonard Rosenman

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

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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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A soulful journey of a singer torn between his father's traditions and his own artistic dreams. It's a passionate, sometimes heartbreaking, but ultimately uplifting story about finding your voice and the sacrifices made for art and love.

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