"Rich Man, Poor Man" recounts the lives of brothers Rudy and Tom Jordache from 1945 - 1965. One will gain great wealth and power as a businessman and politician while the other will struggle through life as a boxer and gangster thug. They both compete for the love of Julie Prescott with one of them finally making her their wife.
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01x08 Chapters 11 & 12 Aired: Mar. 15, 1976ORIGINALLY AIRED AS A 2 HOUR EPISODE. In syndication markets, the episodes are all now 1 hour episodes. CHAPTER 11 As Rudy's political career … [continue reading]
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- 01x08 Chapters 11… (Mar. 15, 1976)
- 01x07 Chapters 9 … (Mar. 08, 1976)
- 01x06 Chapter 8 (Mar. 01, 1976)
- 01x05 Chapter 7 (Feb. 23, 1976)
- 01x04 Chapter 6 (Feb. 16, 1976)
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Directors
- David Greene (5 episodes)
- Boris Sagal (4 episodes)
Writers
- Dean Riesner (9 episodes)
- Irwin Shaw (9 episodes)
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- Goof (continuity error): When Tom picks up his son from the military academy, in a long shot he is leaning on his car roof with his right elbow. Switch to a close up and he is not leaning at…
[show]Goof (continuity error): When Tom picks up his son from the military academy, in a long shot he is leaning on his car roof with his right elbow. Switch to a close up and he is not leaning at all. Switch back to the long shot and he is still leaning just as before.
[hide] - Although he had been a working actor for years prior to this production, Nick Nolte became a star after appearing in this very popular mini-series. In fact, the network wanted his character…
[show]Although he had been a working actor for years prior to this production, Nick Nolte became a star after appearing in this very popular mini-series. In fact, the network wanted his character to appear in the sequel they were planning and Nolte refused to alter the story to make that possible. Peter Strauss also became an in-demand actor after this project.
[hide] - The film that Tommy Jordache and Claude Tinker watched at the Port Phillip cinema on VE Night was Wake Island
