The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974

Comedy / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 93% · 15 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 2848 2.8K

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Plot summary

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. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.

Director

Ted Kotcheff Photo
Ted Kotcheff

Top cast

Richard Dreyfuss Photo
Richard Dreyfuss as Duddy
Randy Quaid Photo
Randy Quaid as Virgil
Jack Warden Photo
Jack Warden as Max
Denholm Elliott Photo
Denholm Elliott as Friar
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1.09 GB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 1
2.02 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by gavin6942 7 / 10

Oddly Entertaining

The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz (Richard Dreyfuss) yearns to make a name for himself in society..We start with the idea: "A man without land is nobody." From there, we get to a surreal Bar Mitzvah film, a pinball business, assorted other ventures and possible scams... all so Duddy can buy up some farmland, which he does under another name because he thinks farmers will not sell to Jewish people (although this is not clearly explained)."Duddy Kravitz" has an important place in Canadian film history because it was the most commercially successful Canadian film ever made at the time of its release, and has thus been described as a 'coming of age' for Canadian cinema. One wonders how things have changed, because it seems that today (2017) Vancouver is one of the most-filmed cities in the world.
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Reviewed by SaturnAlien 8 / 10

"A little bit of Duddy Kravitz in everyone"

"A little bit of Duddy Kravitz in everyone," so the poster tells us. Yeah, I guess you could say that, although it is exaggerated in the film to get the message across (either that, or I haven't met anyone like that yet.) Dreyfuss' character is believable, and so is his father. I would have to say the only wooden character in the whole film is that of Lenny, Duddy's brother. There is a good message to get from the film--if you watch it, you won't be disappointed.

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