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The Jazz Singer

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

1980 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by Richard Fleischer
DramaMusicalRomance

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

A young Jewish cantor's son defies his father and pursues a pop career in this remake.

Sinekatalog’s take

Richard Fleischer's remake, with Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier, is schmaltzy and widely panned, though the songs are hits.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (5,829 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.