

Joshua Then and Now
"Some men rise to greatness because of their upbringing. Joshua did it in spite of his."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Key Crew

Ted Kotcheff
Director

Mordecai Richler
Screenplay
Cast

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