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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

“There's a little bit of Duddy Kravitz in everyone.”

1974 · 2 h
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
ComedyDrama

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss Micheline Lanctôt Jack Warden

Credits

Written by: Mordecai Richler

Plot

Duddy Kravitz, a pushy Jewish teenager growing up in 1940s Montreal, is determined to become a landowner, as his grandfather taught him. He will do anything to realise his dream, from running a film company for bar mitzvahs to cheating friends and family. Ted Kotcheff's 1974 film, with Richard Dreyfuss in his breakout role, based on Mordecai Richler's novel, is a sharp comedy about ambition.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ted Kotcheff's Mordecai Richler adaptation follows a pushy Montreal teenager who will do anything to own land. Richard Dreyfuss is brilliant in a funny, bitter and energetic comedy of ambition.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (2,974 votes)
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