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Rich Man, Poor Man

TV Series (1976)

"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, 1976

ORIGINALLY 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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Series Info

Type:

Scripted

Premiered:

Feb. 01, 1976

Status:

N/A

Runtime:

N/A

Aired:

1976 - 1976

To-Date:

1 Season
8 Episodes

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- drama

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In Italy, this mini series was broadcast with three different titles on three different channels in subsequent years: "Il sogno americano dei Jordache" (The Jordaches' American Dream) in…
[show]In Italy, this mini series was broadcast with three different titles on three different channels in subsequent years: "Il sogno americano dei Jordache" (The Jordaches' American Dream) in 1977, "Il sogno americano" (The American Dream) in 1982 and "Il ricco e il povero" (literal translation) in 1984.
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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.
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Goof (anachronisms): During Book One, Chapter Nine, Tom Jordache is on a ship in the New York Bay in 1962, in the background you can plainly see the World Trade Center Twin Towers.…
[show]Goof (anachronisms): During Book One, Chapter Nine, Tom Jordache is on a ship in the New York Bay in 1962, in the background you can plainly see the World Trade Center Twin Towers. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Center were in August, 1966.
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