Rich Man, Poor Man 1976
Created by Irwin Shaw
- Drama, Soap
- 60 min episodes
- 1 season
- 12 episodes
- Ended
The story of the Jordache brothers, whose lives follow very different paths.
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Peter StraussRudy Jordache
- Nick NolteTom Jordache
- Susan BlakelyJulie Prescott
- Ed AsnerAxel Jordache
- Dorothy McGuireMary Jordache
- Bill BixbyWillie Abbott
- Ray MillandDuncan Calderwood
- Robert ReedTeddy Boylan
- Murray HamiltonSid Gossett
- Dorothy MaloneIrene Goodwin
Crew
- Irwin ShawCreator
- Irwin ShawNovel
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
- Jon EpsteinProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries12 eps · 1976
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