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The Jazz Singer(Movie, 1980)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 55min | Genres: Drama, Music, Romance / Love
The Jazz SingerRating: 3.0/5 (with 2626 votes)
The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American musical drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Jerry Leider. The film stars Neil Diamond (in his acting debut), Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, and tells the story of a young singer who is torn between tradition and pursuing his dreams as a pop singer. Based on the 1925 play of the same name by Samson Raphaelson, it is the fourth film adaptation, following the 1927 and the 1952 theatrical adaptions, and a 1959 television adaptation. Developed as a starring vehicle for Diamond, who had undergone a revival of popularity in the late 1970s, the film was intended to be produced by Paramount and AFD, with Sidney J. Furie directing, and Deborah Raffin acting opposite Diamond. However, production was plagued with several delays in filming, the departures of Furie and Raffin, and... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Jazz Singer

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song

About The Jazz Singer

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/14/1981 (World premiere: 12/17/1980)
Keywords: tradition

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Other movies with this title: The Jazz Singer (US, 1927), The Jazz Singer (US, 1953)

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