Home / Films / The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

IMDb 6.4/10 · 1927 · 1h 36m · Alan Crosland · Drama · Music
English

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

About this film

What it's about

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

1 screenings · 1 cinema · Through Sun Sept 13

Showtimes

Highlighted times start within the next 4 hours.

Tonight Sun · Sept 13 1 showtime · 1 cinema

CINEMATEK

Brussels · Rue Baron Horta 9

Something wrong?
Cast & Crew

Who made it

Cast

Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Jakie Rabinowitz
May McAvoy
May McAvoy
Mary Dale
Warner Oland
Warner Oland
Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer
Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer
Otto Lederer
Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
Harry Lee
YR
Yossele Rosenblatt
Cantor Rosenblatt
William Demarest
William Demarest
Buster Billings (uncredited)
John Miljan
John Miljan
Host (uncredited)

Crew

Alan Crosland
Alan Crosland
Directing
Facts & references

Details

Title The Jazz Singer
Year 1927
Runtime 1h 36m
Spoken Language English
Genre Drama · Music
Director Alan Crosland
IMDb 6.4 / 10 (11,586 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics) 77%
Metacritic 66
IMDb ID tt0018037
Sharing genres with The Jazz Singer

More like this

Browse all films