The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz ★★★½ 1974 (PG) Young Jewish man in Montreal circa 1948 is driven by an insatiable need to be the "some-body" everyone has always told him he will be. A series of get-rich-quick schemes backfire in different ways, and he becomes most successful at driving people away. Young Dreyfuss is at his best. Made in Canada with thoughtful detail, and great cameo performances. Script by Richler, from his novel. 121m/C VHS. CA Richard Dreyfuss, Randy Quaid, Denholm Elliott, Jack Warden, Micheline Lanctot, Joe Silver;
Director:
Ted Kotcheff;
Writer:
Mordecai Richler, Lionel Chetwynd. Berlin Intl. Film Fest. '74: Golden Berlin Bear; Writers Guild '74: Adapt. Screenplay.
