The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.
Directed By
Ted KotcheffWritten By
Lionel Chetwynd, Mordecai RichlerCast of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Richard DreyfussDuddy
Henry RamerDingleman
Alan RosenthalLennie
Susan FriedmanLinda
Joseph WisemanUncle Benjy
Micheline LanctôtYvette
Jack WardenMax
Randy QuaidVirgil
Barry BaldaroPaddy
Sonny OppenheimCohen
Lionel SchwartzArnie
Barry PascalBernie Farber
Denholm ElliottFriar
Joe SilverFarber
Zvee ScoolerGrandfather
Robert GoodierCalder
Allan KolmanIrwin
Jacques DuretteBodyguard
Johnatan RobinsonRabbi
Edward ResminiBernie Altman
Vincent ColeMoe
Henry GamerLawyer
Lou LevittRubin
Mickey EichenCuckoo
Robert DesrochesLaplante
Judith GaultTarty Woman
Norman TavissGrandfather Farber
Neville ChamberlainSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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