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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)

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Reviews Counted:8

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Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Set in 1948 Montreal in a Jewish ghetto, a young Dreyfuss gives an excellent performance as the title character who suffers through years of self-abuse in an effort to become something of... Set in 1948 Montreal in a Jewish ghetto, a young Dreyfuss gives an excellent performance as the title character who suffers through years of self-abuse in an effort to become something of substance. Constantly reinforcing the low self-image created by his peers, Kravitz entertains thoughts of riches and glamour. His failed entrepreneurial efforts lead him not to success as he hopes but alienate him from those who can help. The book by Mordecai Richler was published in 1959 and caused a huge stir among the Jewish community who were angry at what they perceived to be negative depictions of Jewish people. [More]

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Micheline Lanctot, Randy Quaid, Joseph Wiseman

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Micheline Lanctot, Randy Quaid, Joseph Wiseman, Denholm Elliott, Joe Silver, Jack Warden

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Director: Ted Kotcheff
Producer: John Kemeny
Composer: Stanley Myers

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  • Duddy Kravitz (Dreyfuss) is an 18-year-old Jewish kid from Montreal whose mother is dead, and whose father drives a cab and does a little pimping on the side to pay the bills and send Duddy's older brother to medical school. Duddy has bigger dreams, and he does everything from producing films of bar mitzvahs to attempting to buy real estate to (unknowingly) smuggling heroin in order to strike it rich. Along the way, however, he alienates his girlfriend, drives his grandfather to despair, loses all his friends, and even paralyzes his best employee, while making himself more and more miserable. This is the full length version of the film as it was intended to be seen by the director.
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    OK, but very dated, early Richard Dreyfuss. It DID put him on the map, however.

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    An alternately sad and hilarious movie of dreams rampant.

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