Released:
1979-09-29

Overview:
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.

Director:
Claude Jutra

Runtime:
1h 12min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Saul Rubinek
  as
  Mervyn Kaplansky
• 
  Harvey Atkin
• 
  Janet Ward
• 
  Peter Boretski