"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."
James Woods
as Joshua Shapiro
Gabrielle Lazure
as Pauline
Alan Arkin
as Reuben
Robert Joy
as Colin
Michael Sarrazin
as Kevin Hornby
Linda Sorensen
as Esther Shapiro
Alan Scarfe
as Jack Trimble
Alexander Knox
as Sen. Hornby
Ken Campbell
as Sidney Murdoch
Kate Trotter
as Jane Trimble
Chuck Shamata
as Seymour Kaplan
Harvey Atkin
as Dr. Jonathan Cole
Gordon Michael Woolvett
as Teddy Shapiro
Catherine Colvey
as Mrs. Abbott
Paul Hecht
as Eli Seligson
Andrew Powell
as Ralph Murdoch
Talya Rubin
as Susy Shapiro
Robert Howard
as Alex Shapiro
Kliment Denchev
as Bulgarian Poet
Alexandra Innes
as Joanna
Bronwen Mantel
as Mrs. Friar
Philip Pretten
as Mr. Friar
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Mordecai Richler
Novel
Screenplay
Ron Wisman
Editor
David Bailey
Third Assistant Director
Donald Mowat
Daily Makeup & Hair
François Protat
Director of Photography
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Anne Pritchard
Production Design
Don Cohen
Sound
Fred Brennan
ADR Editor
Joe Grimaldi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Louise Jobin
Costume Designer
Robin Leigh
Sound Editor
Stephen J. Roth
Producer
Wayne Griffin
Dialogue Editor