Rich Man, Poor Man

TV Mini Series
1976
TV-PG
1h 3m

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8.2/10

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An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.

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Won 4 Primetime Emmys
- 10 wins & 26 nominations total

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The mini-series makes a major plot change from the original novel. In the book, Julie Prescott is a minor character who briefly dates Rudy. Her story is actually that of Gretchen Jordache, Rudy and Tommy's sister, who does not appear at all in the mini-series.

Goofs
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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Mary Jordache: [to Tom] It takes a lot of pain and love to raise a boy, maybe I gave so much to Rudy, there wasn't enough left over for you.

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Featured in The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976)

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The First Mini-Series on Television

"Rich Man, Poor Man," was the very first mini-series on television.

It was the very first of what they called "the long form." Though almost all the television history books say that "Roots" was the first, that is simply not true. It was "Rich Man, Poor Man," a 12 hour mini-series that everyone stayed home to watch. The t.v. historians should be more accurate. This was great television at it's best, produced from ABC and Universal. It was one of Fred Silverman's finest accomplishments and that of Brandon Stoddard as well. You have to credit producer Harve Bennett and the head of ABC television's new department at that time, Esther Shapiro who brought us many great movies and mini-series. It starred Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely and Peter Strauss. It had a cast that has remained unequaled in television.