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Rich Man, Poor Man
The story of the Jordache brothers, whose lives follow very different paths.
Golden Globe winnerBest Television Series – Drama, Best Actress – Television Series Drama +1 more3 Golden Globes won2 more nominations7.9 TMDB worldwide · 34 ratings
Story
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
About the show
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. It was produced by Universal Television and was the second time programming of this nature had been attempted. The first TV miniseries, QB VII, had aired — also on ABC — in 1974. These projects proved to be a critical and ratings success and were the forerunner for similar projects based on literary works, such as Roots and Shōgun. The miniseries stars Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte and Susan Blakely.
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The nine-part miniseries won four Primetime Emmy Awards of the 23 for which it was nominated, and won four of its six Golden Globe Award nominations.
It spawned the sequel Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, which aired from September 1976 through March 1977. The network repeated the original series Tuesday nights at 9:00pm from May to June 1977.
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Where to watch
In the UK, updated daily.
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Star cast
Full cast & crew
Behind the camera
- Created by
- Irwin Shaw
- Executive producers
- Harve Bennett
- Music
- Alex North
Awards
All awards- Golden Globe1977Best Television Series – Drama
Seasons
Ended 1976 · 1 season · 12 episodes
