The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (film)
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| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Produced by | John Kemeny |
| Written by | Mordecai Richler (novel) Lionel Chetwynd & Mordecai Richler (screenplay) |
| Starring | Richard Dreyfuss Micheline Lanctôt Jack Warden Randy Quaid |
| Music by | Stanley Myers Andrew Powell |
| Cinematography | Brian West |
| Editing by | Thom Noble |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 11, 1974 |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Can $910,000 (est) |
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 motion picture comedy/drama based upon the 1959 novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. Richler's fourth novel, it was one of his most successful works and is regarded as a classic in Canadian literature. Various scenes were filmed in the Ontario village of Elora.
In 1987 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz was adapted into a musical for the New York stage, directed by Austin Pendleton.
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[edit] Primary cast
- Richard Dreyfuss : Duddy
- Micheline Lanctôt : Yvette
- Jack Warden : Max
- Randy Quaid : Virgil
- Joseph Wiseman : Uncle Benjy
- Denholm Elliott : Friar
[edit] Plot
Kravitz is a brash Jewish kid from Montreal who is determined to "make it": whatever "it" is, whatever "it" takes. Taking to heart his grandfather's maxim that a man is nothing without land, Kravitz schemes and dreams and hits on his idea: a lakeshore property in the Laurentian mountains. To become successful, he often betrays the people who have loved and helped him. He finally gains the land he wants, but loses love and friendship.
[edit] Awards
- Berlin International Film Festival - "Golden Bear Award"
- Canadian Film Awards - "Film of the Year"
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium – (Mordecai Richler & Lionel Chetwynd)
- MasterWorks recipient 2002 (video clip), honoured by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada
- Academy Awards nomination 1974 - "Best Adapted Screenplay"
The film has been designated and preserved as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada’s audio-visual heritage. [1]
[edit] Award nominations
- Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay – (Mordecai Richler & Lionel Chetwynd)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
[edit] External link
- Canadian Film Encyclopedia [A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group]
