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

Crew

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