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The Jazz Singer

Cast

Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams View All

Crew

Richard Fleischer (Director), Herbert Baker (Screenplay) View All

Release: Dec. 17th, 1980

Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Jess Robin dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch, forbids it, insisting Jess live as a traditional Jew and inherit his position at the synagogue. With the help of friend and professional musician Bubba, Jess gets a chance to go to Los Angeles and have famous singer Keith Lennox record one of his songs. Defying both his father and his wife, Jess leaves New York to pursue his dreams.

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Director: Richard Fleischer Writers: Samson Raphaelson (play), Herbert Baker (screenplay) Cast: Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz, Laurence Olivier Genre: Drama, Music, Romanc.

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Gideon58
Neil Diamond was a driving force in the world of pop music during the 1970's and 80's and someone got the bright idea that his popularity could be capitalized upon by making him a movie star.