Peter Strauss
Rudy Jordache
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- 1. Chapter 1 Feb 1, 1976
- In the mid-1940s, two brothers pursue divergent lifestyles as they reach adulthood.
- 2. Chapter 2 Feb 1, 1976
- After Tom's constant defiance, Axel Jordache is forced to turn him out.
- 3. Chapter 3 Feb 2, 1976
- Success follows Rudy as a student and entrepreneur; Tom drifts through violent occupations.
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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.
A drama about the Jordache family from World War II to the late 1960s, starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte and Susan Blakely. The series won four Primetime Emmys and explores the themes of class, love, war and family.
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- 1976-02-01
- Drama
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Watch the 1976 adaptation of Irwin Shaw's novel, starring Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss as two brothers with different fates. The miniseries won four Emmys and a Golden Globe.
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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.
- Irwin Shaw
- 1970
Mar 13, 2024 · Play all. Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, it spanned the period from 1945 through the late 1960s and followed the divergent career courses of the i...
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.
Tom, in South America with the merchant marines, is changing ships and sees a man (Falconetti) beating up another man. One of the other men watching, notices Tom and says he's seen him someplace, "it'll come to me".
