Fiddler on the Roof
A warm, bittersweet epic that sweeps you into a vanished world of song and sorrow, leaving a lump in your throat.
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The Jazz Singer
A melodramatic, historically significant early sound film with earnest performances and a poignant conflict between tradition and ambition.
About 1927 film by Alan Crosland
Genres drama, musical, romance, melodrama
Directed by Alan Crosland
Written by Alfred A. Cohn, Samson Raphaelson
Starring Myrna Loy, Al Jolson, Warner Oland, May McAvoy, Richard Tucker, Otto Lederer, Yossele Rosenblatt, Roscoe Karns
Music Louis Silvers
Runtime 88 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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