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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.
While in England, Chetwynd wrote the motion picture screenplay adaptation for "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz," and received an Academy Award Nomination and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Feature Comedy.
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- Writer, Producer, Director
- London, England, UK
- Lionel Chetwynd
Chetwynd's diverse film works include productions such as the 1981 made for television story Miracle on Ice (Christopher Award) that recounted the U.S. ice hockey team's dramatic upset victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Feb 7, 2006 · Richler also received several awards and an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for the 1974 feature film adaptation, co-written with Lionel Chetwynd and directed by Ted Kotcheff. Mordecai Richler. (© Martha Kaplan) Background. Mordecai Richler was born 27 January 1931 in Montreal.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; Adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Based on Mordecai Richler’s beloved novel, the film charts the rise of young Duddy Kravitz (Dreyfuss), a brash, working-class Jewish kid from Montreal, determined to make a name for himself — no matter what it takes.
Blessed with a decent budget, a solid screenplay adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd and high production values, Kravitz opened strongly in Montreal and Toronto. It went on to secure American ...
