The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American drama film and a remake of the 1927 classic The Jazz Singer, released by EMI Films and United Artists. It starred Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, and Lucie Arnaz and was co-directed by Richard Fleischer and Sidney J. Furie.
Although the film was a critical and financial flop ($27 million in grosses), the soundtrack was enormously successful, eventually reaching multi-platinum status and becoming Diamond's most successful album to date. It resulted in three hit songs, "America", "Love on the Rocks" and "Hello Again".
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Although the film was a critical and financial flop ($27 million in grosses), the soundtrack was enormously successful, eventually reaching multi-platinum status and becoming Diamond's most successful album to date. It resulted in three hit songs, "America", "Love on the Rocks" and "Hello Again".
| Directed by | Richard Fleischer uncredited: Sidney J. Furie |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Jerry Leider |
| Written by | Herbert Baker |
| Starring | Neil Diamond Laurence Olivier Lucie Arnaz Catlin Adams Franklyn Ajaye Paul Nicholas |
| Music by | Gilbert Bécaud Neil Diamond Leonard Rosenman Richard Bennett Alan E. Lindgren |
| Cinematography | Isidore Mankofsky |
| Editing by | Frank J. Urioste Maury Winetrobe |
| Studio | EMI Films |
| Distributed by | Associated Film Distribution |
| Release date(s) | December 19, 1980 |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $27,118,000 |
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