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Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1976 American television miniseries based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw that aired on ABC in one or two-hour episodes mostly on Monday nights over seven weeks, beginning February 1.
Rich Man, Poor Man: With Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely, Dorothy McGuire. An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.
Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw. It is the last of the novels of Shaw's middle period before he began to concentrate, in his last works such as Evening In Byzantium, Nightwork, Bread Upon The Waters and Acceptable Losses on the inevitability of impending death.
Mar 13, 2024 · Rich man, Poor man (1976) TV Series. Willow Jorgensen. 22 videos 24,437 views Last updated on Mar 13, 2024. Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, it spanned the period from...
Rich Man, Poor Man was adapted into a highly successful ABC television miniseries in 1976. His novel Top of the Hill , about the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980, was made into a TV movie, starring Wayne Rogers, Adrienne Barbeau, and Sonny Bono.
Runtime 1h. Total Runtime 12h (12 episodes) Creator Irwin Shaw. Country United States. Languages English. Studios Universal Television + 1 more. Genres Drama. Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers. Private Notes. Add. Private Notes.
Story begins at VE Day celebration at the school where elder son of a German immigrant, Rudy Jordache is a student. Younger brother, Tom, is also in attendance, but leaves when it is too "corny" for him and his friend. Tom gets into a fight with a soldier and later sneaks home through a window.
