The Jazz Singer
Dec 17, 1980 | IMDB 5.9
115 min Watch NowDrama, Music, Romance
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Drama, Music, Romance
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
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