Directed by:
Alan CroslandCinematography:
Hal MohrComposer:
Louis SilversCast:
Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer, Robert Gordon, Richard Tucker, Myrna Loy, William Demarest, Roscoe Karns, Fred Warren (more)VOD (1)
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When The Jazz Singer was released in theatres, the future of Hollywood changed. For the first time in a feature film, an actor spoke on screen, stunning audiences and leaving the silent era behind. Al Jolson was the history-making actor, playing the son of a Jewish cantor who must defy his rabbi father in order to pursue his dream of being in show business. Now remastered and restored for hi-def, the whole story can be seen (and heard) here. It is more than just history it is pure entertainment! (Warner Bros. AU)
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This is a film that simply must be evaluated in the sense that it was a milestone as the first sound film. Still, it's essentially a silent film where only the singing passages truly feature sound. The film forever changed cinema history, but it remains just an average work that doesn't stand out in acting, story, and ultimately even musically.
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