
120 minutes
4/11/1974
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.

Richard Dreyfuss
as Duddy

Henry Ramer
as Dingleman
Alan Rosenthal
as Lennie
Susan Friedman
as Linda

Joseph Wiseman
as Uncle Benjy

Micheline Lanctôt
as Yvette

Jack Warden
as Max

Randy Quaid
as Virgil

Barry Baldaro
as Paddy
Sonny Oppenheim
as Cohen
Lionel Schwartz
as Arnie
Barry Pascal
as Bernie Farber

Denholm Elliott
as Friar

Joe Silver
as Farber

Zvee Scooler
as Grandfather
Robert Goodier
as Calder

Allan Kolman
as Irwin
Jacques Durette
as Bodyguard
Johnatan Robinson
as Rabbi
Edward Resmini
as Bernie Altman
Vincent Cole
as Moe
Henry Gamer
as Lawyer
Lou Levitt
as Rubin
Mickey Eichen
as Cuckoo

Robert Desroches
as Laplante
Judith Gault
as Tarty Woman
Norman Taviss
as Grandfather Farber

Neville Chamberlain
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)