The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 Canadian comedy drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and adapted by Mordechai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd from Richler's 1959 novel. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a brash young Jewish Montrealer who embarks on a string of get-rich-quick schemes in a bid to gain respect. The cast also features Micheline Lanctôt, Randy Quaid, Joseph Wiseman, Denholm Elliott, Joe Silver and Jack Warden.
Plot
Duddy Kravitz is a brash young Jewish man growing up in poverty in Montreal. His cab driver father Max and his rich uncle Benjy are proud of Duddy's older brother Lenny, whom Benjy is putting through medical school. Only his grandfather shows the motherless Duddy any attention.
Awards
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| author | Lionel Chetwynd |
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| award | Golden Bear |
| contentLocation | Quebec |
| director | Ted Kotcheff |
| editor | Thom Noble |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | bar mitzvah begin blacklist cab driver drive drug mule epilepsy film director first film french canadians grow up heroin hollywood blacklist hotel employee hotel guest jewish jewish man judaism laurentian mountains medical school older brother paralyze pinball machine resort hotel rich uncle roulette roulette wheel smuggle summer job truck driver wed |
| musicBy | Stanley Myers |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | John Kemeny Toronto Star |
| productionCompany | Astral Media Canadian Film Development Corporation Famous Players |
| publisher | Astral Films |
| recordedAt | Montreal |
| theme | gangster |