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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and adapted by Mordechai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd from Richler’s novel of the same name. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a brash young Jewish Montrealer who embarks on a string of get-rich-quick schemes in a bid to gain respect.
Apr 11, 1974 · The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. 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.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Ted Kotcheff
- 1974-04-11
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- Ted Kotcheff
- PG
- Richard Dreyfuss
Feb 7, 2006 · The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is Mordecai Richler’s fourth and best-known novel. Published in 1959, it tells the story of a young Jewish man from Montreal who is obsessed with acquiring status, money and land. Bitingly satirical, it is a landmark Canadian novel.
The novel focuses on the young life of Duddy Kravitz, a poor Jewish boy raised in Montreal, Quebec. As a child, he is told by his grandfather that "a man without land is nobody," and he believes land ownership to be life's ultimate goal and the means by which a man becomes a somebody.
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.
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Roger Ebert January 01, 1974. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Duddy Kravitz has grown up hearing about the Boy Wonder. The Wonder, real name Dingleman, started out in life picking up bus transfers from the street and selling them for three cents.
