| The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | |
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| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Screenplay by | Mordecai Richler |
| Story by | Lionel Chetwynd (Adaptation) |
| Based on | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler |
| Produced by | John Kemeny[1] |
| Starring | Richard Dreyfuss Micheline Lanctôt Randy Quaid Joseph Wiseman Denholm Elliott Joe Silver Jack Warden |
| Cinematography | Brian West |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
| Music by | Stanley Myers Andrew Powell |
Production companies | International Cinemedia Center Canadian Film Development Corporation Welco United Canada Famous Players Astral-Bellevue-Pathé The Duddy Kravitz Syndicate |
| Distributed by | Astral Films (Canada) Paramount Pictures (U.S.) |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $910,000 |
| Box office | $1.7 million (US/Canada rentals)[2][3] |
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 1959 novel. 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. The cast also features Micheline Lanctôt, Randy Quaid, Joseph Wiseman, Denholm Elliott, Joe Silver and Jack Warden.
Winner of the Golden Bear at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz has been described as a 'coming of age' for Canadian cinema, as both a widespread critical and commercial success internationally.[4] It won the Canadian Film Award for Best Motion Picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. The film has been designated as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada.[5]
- ^ Knelman, Martin (16 February 2013). "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz gets new life". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Richard Nowell, Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle Continuum, 2011 p 258
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1974". Variety. January 8, 1975. p. 24.
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