(The Wordsmith)

Content: Penned by Mordecai Richler and set in wartime Montreal, this touching telefilm stars Saul Rubinek as Mervyn Kaplansky, a young writer from Toronto who boards with a family on St. Urbain Street only to find his aspirations undermined by the colourful yet desperate characters that surround him. Rubinek delivers a very touching performance as the boyish idealistic writer, and he is backed by a strong supporting cast that includes Harvey Atkin, Janet Ward and Peter Boretski.

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Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

72 minutes

Year:

1979

Directors:

Claude Jutra

Production companies:

CBC

Actors:

Mervyn Kaplansky

Crews:

Writer

Director