Poster of The Wordsmith

The Wordsmith

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, September 29 1979
45 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Saul RubinekSaul Rubinek
Saul Rubinek was
31 in The Wordsmith
as 'Mervyn Kaplansky'.
Fri, Jul 02 1948
Portrait of Harvey AtkinHarvey Atkin
Harvey Atkin was
36 in The Wordsmith
Fri, Dec 18 1942 –
Mon, Jul 17 2017
Portrait of Janet WardJanet Ward
Janet Ward was
54 in The Wordsmith
Thu, Feb 19 1925 –
Wed, Aug 02 1995
Portrait of Peter BoretskiPeter Boretski
Peter Boretski was
>> in The Wordsmith
Unknown Birthday –
Wed, Sep 05 2001

Crew

Portrait of Claude JutraClaude Jutra
Claude Jutra was
49 in The Wordsmith
as 'Director'
Tue, Mar 11 1930 –
Wed, Nov 05 1986
Portrait of Mordecai RichlerMordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler was
48 in The Wordsmith
as 'Writer'
Tue, Jan 27 1931 –
Tue, Jul 03 2001