The Wordsmith
1979, English. Directed by Claude Jutra.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 29 September 1979
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- Mordecai Richler
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The Wordsmith isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 September 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Wordsmith?
The Wordsmith (1979) was directed by Claude Jutra and stars Saul Rubinek, Harvey Atkin, Janet Ward.