The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (film)

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTed Kotcheff
Screenplay byMordecai Richler
Story byLionel Chetwynd (Adaptation)
Based onThe Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
by Mordecai Richler
Produced byJohn Kemeny[1]
StarringRichard Dreyfuss
Micheline Lanctôt
Randy Quaid
Joseph Wiseman
Denholm Elliott
Joe Silver
Jack Warden
CinematographyBrian West
Edited byThom Noble
Music byStanley 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 byAstral Films (Canada)
Paramount Pictures (U.S.)
Release date
  • April 11, 1974 (1974-04-11)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
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]

  1. ^ Knelman, Martin (16 February 2013). "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz gets new life". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ Richard Nowell, Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle Continuum, 2011 p 258
  3. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1974". Variety. January 8, 1975. p. 24.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "AV Trust | Preserving Canada's Visual and Audio Treasures". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-12-07.

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