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"Some men rise to greatness because of their upbringing. Joshua did it in spite of his."
Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.
22 Cast Members
James Woods
Joshua Shapiro
Gabrielle Lazure
Pauline
Alan Arkin
Reuben
Robert Joy
Colin
Michael Sarrazin
Kevin Hornby
Linda Sorensen
Esther Shapiro
Alan Scarfe
Jack Trimble
Alexander Knox
Sen. Hornby
Ken Campbell
Sidney Murdoch
Kate Trotter
Jane Trimble
Chuck Shamata
Seymour Kaplan
Harvey Atkin
Dr. Jonathan Cole
Gordon Michael Woolvett
Teddy Shapiro
Catherine Colvey
Mrs. Abbott
Paul Hecht
Eli Seligson
Andrew Powell
Ralph Murdoch
Talya Rubin
Susy Shapiro
Robert Howard
Alex Shapiro
Kliment Denchev
Bulgarian Poet
Alexandra Innes
Joanna
