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Nov 26, 1979 · Beggarman, Thief: Directed by Lawrence Doheny. With Jean Simmons, Glenn Ford, Lynn Redgrave, Tovah Feldshuh. Sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man" with more characters branching off from the Jordache family.
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- Drama
- Lawrence Doheny
- 1979-11-26
Beggarman, Thief (TV Movie 1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
0-440-10701-6. OCLC. 3167032. Preceded by. Rich Man, Poor Man. Beggarman, Thief is a 1977 novel written by Irwin Shaw. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller Rich Man, Poor Man and focuses on the surviving Jordache siblings, Gretchen and Rudolph; their deceased brother Thomas' teenage son Wesley Jordache; and Gretchen's adult son Billy Abbott. [1]
- 512 pp
- Irwin Shaw
- 15 July 1978
- Delacorte Press
Brief Synopsis. Read More. The two-part, four-hour sequel to Irwin Shaw's "Rich Man, Poor Man" and the vastly successful miniseries made from it (and the subsequent, less-successful short-lived series, "Rich Man, Poor Man -- Book II," during the 1976-77 season). Moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the sister not seen in either of t.
- Lawrence Doheny
- Louis Guss
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In this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man," moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the until-now unseen sister, strives to pull the family together after the murder of brother Tom and the disappearance of brother Rudy by first reestablishing contact with her soldier son, and then patching things up with her sister-in-law, Kate, Tom's widow. Lawrence Doheny.
Beggarman, Thief is the 4-hour sequel to the ratings-busting miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man; both productions were based on the works of novelist Irwin Shaw. For the purposes of the sequel, a new member of the Jordache clan is introduced: filmmaker Gretchen Jordache Burke, played by Jean Simmons.
