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American Pop

Name: American Pop
Genre: Drama, Animation, History, Music
Released: 1981
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jerry Holland, Lisa Jane Persky, Mews Small, Ron Thompson

1981·1h 36m·R

DramaAnimationHistoryMusic

IMDb Rating

★ 7.2/10

6,100 votes

Metascore

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The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century.

American Pop is a 1981 drama animation movie directed by Ralph Bakshi, starring Jerry Holland, Lisa Jane Persky, Mews Small. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 6,100 votes and runs 1h 36m.

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Director

Ralph Bakshi

Stars

Jerry Holland

Lisa Jane Persky

Mews Small

Ron Thompson

Creators

Ronni Kern

Details

Release Date1981-02-13

Runtime96 min

TypeMovie

Audience RatingR

Countries★ United States, Netherlands, South Korea, United Kingdom

Languages★ English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish

Keywords

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