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 ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Duddy | |
| Micheline Lanctôt | ... | Yvette | |
| Jack Warden | ... | Max | |
| Randy Quaid | ... | Virgil | |
| Joseph Wiseman | ... | Uncle Benjy | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Friar | |
| Henry Ramer | ... | Dingleman | |
| Joe Silver | ... | Farber | |
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Zvee Scooler | ... | Grandfather |
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Robert Goodier | ... | Calder |
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Alan Rosenthal | ... | Lennie (as Allan Rosenthal) |
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Barry Baldaro | ... | Paddy |
| Allan Kolman | ... | Irwin (as Allan Migicovsky) | |
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Barry Pascal | ... | Bernie Farber |
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Susan Friedman | ... | Linda |
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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. Written by Isabel Piedmont <ipiedmon@indiana.edu>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 April 1974 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
L'apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz See more »Edit
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Budget:
CAD910,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Astral Bellevue Pathé, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Duddy Kravitz Syndicate See more »
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(uncredited)
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Arranged by Stanley Myers
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According to Richard Dreyfuss, he believed his performance in this film was so bad that his career would be over when it was released. This fear caused him to aggressively pursue the role of Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975). See more »Goofs
Although film is set in early Fifties, in scene immediately following roulette game, logo on Pepsi-Cola sign outside café dates from much later - late Fifties or early Sixties. See more »Soundtracks
When the Saints Go Marching In(uncredited)
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I always wanted to see this film ever since it was released when I was in college, but just never got around to it. Just watched it now in 2018 and not disappointed. Dreyfuss really was the perfect Duddy Kravitz. Many of his subsequent roles had a "little bit of Duddy" in them. The viewer can both cheer for Duddy and also be repulsed by him, the mark of a good screenplay, script and actors. Warden, Wiseman and Lanctot lend realism to the tale and provide the other prisms through which to view Kravitz. Both a story and a character study it can be tough to watch, even if occasionally softened by touches of humor. By the end we're left to wonder if it was all worth it and we sense that Duddy is wondering the same thing.