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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

  • 19741974
  • PGPG
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
ComedyDrama
In a bid to gain respect, the neglected younger son of a working class Jewish family in Montréal embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes to buy land surrounding a lake.In a bid to gain respect, the neglected younger son of a working class Jewish family in Montréal embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes to buy land surrounding a lake.In a bid to gain respect, the neglected younger son of a working class Jewish family in Montréal embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes to buy land surrounding a lake.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,607
1,320
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    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • Mordecai Richler(screenplay)
      • Lionel Chetwynd(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Micheline Lanctôt
      • Jack Warden
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • Mordecai Richler(screenplay)
      • Lionel Chetwynd(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Micheline Lanctôt
      • Jack Warden
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    • 12User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Duddy
    Micheline Lanctôt
    Micheline Lanctôt
    • Yvette
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Max
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Virgil
    Joseph Wiseman
    Joseph Wiseman
    • Uncle Benjy
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Friar
    Henry Ramer
    Henry Ramer
    • Dingleman
    Joe Silver
    Joe Silver
    • Farber
    Zvee Scooler
    Zvee Scooler
    • Grandfather
    Robert Goodier
    • Calder
    Alan Rosenthal
    • Lennie
    • (as Allan Rosenthal)
    Barry Baldaro
    • Paddy
    Allan Kolman
    Allan Kolman
    • Irwin
    • (as Allan Migicovsky)
    Barry Pascal
    • Bernie Farber
    Susan Friedman
    • Linda
    Jacques Durette
    • Bodyguard
    Jonathan Robinson
    • Rabbi
    Edward Resmini
    • Bernie Altman
    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • Mordecai Richler(screenplay) (novel)
      • Lionel Chetwynd(adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      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).
    • Goofs
      When Duddy is appreciating the lake with Yvette during their second date, he first praises "It's beautiful." without moving lips, and this sentence sounds inferior than other lines nearby.
    • Quotes

      Duddy: That's funny, last time I spoke to you, you couldn't raise four thousand dollars, remember sonny?

    • Connections
      Features Blondie (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 67
      (uncredited)

      Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

      Arranged by Andrew Powell

    User reviews12

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    Something We Can Be Proud Of
    A Canadian film that isn't a joke. Wow. 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz' is a wonderful thing. Let's start with the novel. I read it as part of an English Lit class in High School and read it every autumn for seven years. It just goes so well with those first few blustery nights that arrive mid-October. Always tough for a screenplay to match up with a novel but novelist Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd were nominated for Academy Awards and lost to 'The Godfather Part 2's Coppola and Puzo - not bad. Wonderful to watch - just look at all the great street scenes, the country scenes, the autumn leaves, Duddy's well-lit apartment, Moe's Cigar Store...I mean, this is Canada keeping warm and cozy on a cool, October evening. The film, and the novel, are great to curl up with.
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    • Oct 5, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1974 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • Yiddish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Duddy will hoch hinaus
    • Filming locations
      • Wilensky's - Fairmount Avenue, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Astral Bellevue Pathé
      • International Cinemedia Center
      • United Welco
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$910,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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