Sometimes You Have To Risk It All... Neil Diamond made his motion picture debut as Yussel Rabinowitz, a talented New York City cantor who defies the traditions of his religious father (the legendary Laurence Olivier to write and sing outside the synagogue as "Jess Robin'. But when Jess gets an offer to record one of his songs in Los Angeles, he meets a gutsy manager (Lucie Arnaz) who believes in his talent and shares his dream. Even if Jess can survive the struggle for stardom, will he risk everything - including the love of his family - to be true to the music that lives inside him? Experience The Jazz Singer like you've never seen or heard it before, now re-mastered in stunning 6.1 DTE-ES audio and featuring Neil's multi-platinum Grammy-nominated soundtrack that includes the classic hits, Love On The rocks, America, Hello Again and many more!
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Not much jazz spoken in this 1980 version of the Jolson classic, directed by Richard Fleischer (The Vikings) and starring a very tentative Neil Diamond as a cantor's son who would rather sing commercially than in a synagogue. The soundtrack is tedious, the portrait of L.A.'s music industry preposterous, and Diamond (despite his talents as a singer-songwriter in the real world) can't help but look like a speck on the wall in the presence of Laurence Olivier, who plays his father. --Tom Keogh
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Neil Diamond adds his own distinctive sounds to the classic role of a young Jewish cantor on the verge of a dream. It's the story of a man who forsakes the synagogue choir for a chance at rock superstardom. Defying his father, he turns his back on his marriage and community to team up with his new manager, Molly. Now, risking it all, he readies himself for his one real shot at the spotlight - and finds himself falling in love with the one woman who shares his same dreams - and truly believes in where his talent can take him.
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