The Jazz Singer1980
The Jazz Singer (1980)
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Cast
as Yussel Rabinovitch
as Cantor Rabinovitch
as Molly Bell
as Rivka Rabinovitch
as Bubba
as Keith Lennox
as Eddie Gibbs
as Paul Rossini
as Leo
as Teddy
as Timmy
as Mel
as Rabbi Birnbaum
as Aunt Tillie
as M.C. Cinderella Club
as Tommy
as Police Sergeant
as Barney Callahan
as Cowgirl
as Irate Driver
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Critic Reviews for The Jazz Singer
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (17) | DVD (4)
The most cautious soft-rock superstar movie debut you'll ever get to see.
The Jazz Singer has so many things wrong with it that a review threatens to become a list.
Mr. Diamond, looking glum and seldom making eye contact with anyone, isn't enough of a focus for the outmoded story.
Richard Fleischer's direction is appropriately close-in and small, and Diamond himself, while no actor, proves to be a commandingly intense, brooding presence.
The protagonist manages to get through his dilemma between a profane love and home, with the help of Laurence Olivier, at the helm of the veteran Richard Fleischer, and under the umbrella of a soundtrack that will please its fans. [Full Review in Spanish]
Stick with Jolson's version via 1927. Or even the Danny Thomas take. Skip Neil.
Audience Reviews for The Jazz Singer
This was a pretty good movie. Some of the acting was really cheesy, but I thought it was entertaining enough.
Super Reviewer
Great for fans of the singer as i am but however this is a musical and i only like about two of them.
Super Reviewer
I had to watch this damn movie a bunch when I was a kid - NOTHING ELSE ON GODDAMN IT HBO!
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