The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1980-12-17
Genre:Drama, Music, Romance
Duration:115 min
Country:United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:Richard Fleischer
Actors:Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams, Franklyn Ajaye
Production:EMI Films, The Jerry Leider Company

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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