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A Balasaur Score of 48 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 26%, Metacritic 37/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,357 1980s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes26%
Metacritic37/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Herbert BakerScreenplay
- Leonard RosenmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Neil DiamondJess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch
- Laurence OlivierCantor Rabinovitch
- Lucie ArnazMolly Bell
- Catlin AdamsRivka Rabinovitch
- Franklyn AjayeBubba
- Paul NicholasKeith Lennox
- Sully BoyarEddie Gibbs
- Mike KellinLeo
- James BoothPaul Rossini
- Luther WatersTeddy
- Oren WatersMel
- Rod GistTimmy
Stills
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Themes
traditionrabbimusicalremakeblackfacefather son relationshipjazz musictradition vs modernity