starring Neil Diamond Laurence Olivier Paul Nicholas
Lucie Amaz
Yussel 'Jess'
Rabinovitch leads a double life - as an assistant to his conservative father, the cantor of a New York synagogue, and as an aspiring pop singer and composer. When a stunt to help a musician friend lands him in jail, Jess is forced to confront his father with the truth. In spite of a promise to forget his musical ambitions, Jess soon returns to writing and performing. When the cantor discovers this, a rift opens up between them that may never be closed ...
Neil Diamond sings the hit songs, 'Love on the rocks' and 'Hello again', in this glittering new version of the famous Al Jolson movie.
Screenplay by HERBERT BAKER Produced by JERRY LEIDER
Directed by RICHARD FLEISCHER
(First showing on British television)
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