The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
“There's a little bit of Duddy Kravitz in everyone.”
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.
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Cast
29 people
Richard Dreyfuss
Duddy
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
Henry Ramer
Dingleman
Known for
Screamers
Alan Rosenthal
Lennie
Also in
The Strain
Alphas
Susan Friedman
Linda
Also in
Framed
Joseph Wiseman
Uncle Benjy
Known for
Dr. No
Crime Story
Micheline Lanctôt
Yvette
Known for
Ravenous
The Nature of Love
Jack Warden
Max
Known for
12 Angry Men
All the President's Men
Randy Quaid
Virgil
Known for
Brokeback Mountain
Independence Day
Barry Baldaro
Paddy
Known for
Shivers
Sonny Oppenheim
Cohen
No other roles listed
Lionel Schwartz
Arnie
No other roles listed
Barry Pascal
Bernie Farber
No other roles listed
Ted Kotcheff Director · Mordecai Richler Screenplay Stanley Myers Composer
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $900K · United States release July 14, 1974
Box office
Budget
$900,000
Worldwide gross
$1,700,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
United Welco
Production
Astral Bellevue Pathé
Production
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Production
Duddy Kravitz Syndicate
Production
Famous Players
Production
International Cinemedia Center
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 11, 1974
Theatrical
United States · July 14, 1974
Theatrical
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