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Overview

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8.6/10   867 votes
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Writers:
Dean Riesner (writer)
Irwin Shaw (novel)
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Release Date:
1 February 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.
Awards:
Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 25 nominations more
User Comments:
Why no DVD or even VHS for such a good series more

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Strauss ... Rudy Jordache

Nick Nolte ... Tom Jordache

Susan Blakely ... Julie Prescott

Steve Allen ... Bayard Nichols

Edward Asner ... Axel Jordache
Bill Bixby ... Willie Abbott
Dick Butkus ... Al Fanducci

Kim Darby ... Virginia Calderwood
Andrew Duggan ... Col. Deiner
Mike Evans ... Arnold Simms
Norman Fell ... Smitty
Fionnula Flanagan ... Clothilde

Lynda Day George ... Linda Quales

Gloria Grahame ... Sue Prescott
Murray Hamilton ... Sid Gossett
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I"
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Runtime:
720 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nick Nolte said that when he played a young man in the early scenes of the project, he weighed about 160 pounds. When he played a middle aged man in the later scenes, he weighed over 180 pounds. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After the fight with Tom Jordache, Falconetti is taken off the ship with his left eye bandaged up. When we see him later he has his right eye covered with the black patch. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ed Asner/The Kinks (#10.6)" (1984) more

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26 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Why no DVD or even VHS for such a good series, 11 August 2003
Author: Zaxdax from Toronto

I saw this series on TV in the 1970's and it was excellent. Great acting by Nick Nolte as the wild one and Peter Strauss as the good guy. It mystifies me that this series was never distributed on DVD or even VHS, when other not even a quarter as good series than this one, have come out on DVD or VHS. I'm positive Rich Man, Poor Man, would sell very well. Everybody would buy it.

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