The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Movie Review 1974

Young Jewish man in Montreal circa 1948 is driven by an insatiable need to be the "somebody" everyone has always told him he will be. A series of get-rich-quick schemes backfire in different ways, and he becomes most successful at driving people away. Young Dreyfuss is at his best. Made in Canada with thoughtful detail, and great cameo performances. Script by Richler, from his novel.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 121 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Family Ties, Judaism, Coming of Age, Canada, Montreal, Books to Film: Mordecai Richler

Screenplay

Mordecai Richler, Lionel Chetwynd

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss, Randy Quaid, Denholm Elliott, Jack Warden, Micheline Lanctot, Joe Silver

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 1974: Golden Berlin Bear; Writers Guild 1974: Adapt. Screenplay.