The Wordsmith
Movie| Title | The Wordsmith |
| User score | 0 |
| Release date | Sep 29, 1979 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Claude Jutra |
| Production country | CA |
| Production companies | CBC |
| Run time | 72 min. |
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.
