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17/12/1980 Drama, Music, Romance 1h 55m
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His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer.

Overview

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

  1. Richard Fleischer

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Neil Diamond

    Jess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch

  2. Laurence Olivier

    Cantor Rabinovitch

  3. Lucie Arnaz

    Molly Bell

  4. Catlin Adams

    Rivka Rabinovitch

  5. Franklyn Ajaye

    Bubba

  6. Paul Nicholas

    Keith Lennox

  7. Sully Boyar

    Eddie Gibbs

  8. Mike Kellin

    Leo

  9. James Booth

    Paul Rossini

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Reviews

A review by MK40
Written by MK40 on 2024-09-05
Very disappointing. The main character, Jess Robin, is a self-centered and apathetic individual who walks out on his wife (telling her that he would only be gone for two weeks) to pursue a recording contract. He does not return home and instead quickly takes up with his agent, Molly, who he moves in with after telling his wife that he no longer wants a life as a canter. He shows no emotion toward her or anything that is meaningful to her.

After his father discovers that Jess is living with another woman and is divorcing his wife, his father disowns him. Jess cannot seem to connect with any...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$13,000,000.00

Revenue
$27,118,000.00

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