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Overview

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Writers:
Dean Riesner (writer)
Irwin Shaw (novel)
Contact:
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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.
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Awards:
Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 25 nominations more
User Comments:
The first and one of the few best! more (26 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast) (in credits order)

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
Herb Jefferson Jr. ... Roy Dwyer

Van Johnson ... Marsh Goodwin
Kay Lenz ... Kate Jordache
George Maharis ... Joey Quales
Dorothy Malone ... Irene Goodwin
Dorothy McGuire ... Mary Jordache
Tim McIntire ... Brad Knight

Ray Milland ... Duncan Calderwood
Lawrence Pressman ... Bill Denton
Robert Reed ... Teddy Boylan
Dick Sargent ... Richards

Talia Shire ... Teresa Santoro

William Smith ... Falconetti
Craig Stevens ... Asher Berg
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Aletter ... Mr. Tinker
Ben Archibek ... Jay Ledbetter
Martin Ashe ... Martin
Mike Baird ... Buddy
Josette Banzet ... Miss Lenaut
Eddie Barth ... Papadakis
William Bronder ... Theater manager

Bo Brundin ... Harold Jordache
Antony Carbone ... Lou Martin
John Carlyle ... Minister
Aneta Corsaut ... Miss Erdlatz
Helen Craig ... Martha
Patrick Culliton ... Ad Executive

Dennis Dugan ... Claude Tinker
John Furlong ... Dr. Tinker

Nicholas Hammond ... Walters
Jo Ann Harris ... Gloria Bartley
Julius Harris ... Augie

Harvey Jason ... Pinky
Roy Jenson ... Pete Tierney
Leigh McCloskey ... Billy
Michael Morgan ... Wesley
Gavan O'Herlihy ... Phil McGee
Bob Purvey ... Richard
Rick Sawaya ... Rick

Steve Stafford ... Tom Connors
Smith Wordes (as Smith Evans)

Jeff Chamberlain ... Corporal (uncredited)

John Tuell ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
Bill Bixby 
David Greene (parts 1, 2, 7, 8)
Boris Sagal (parts 3-6)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Dean Riesner  writer
Irwin Shaw  novel "Rich Man, Poor Man"

Produced by
Harve Bennett .... executive producer
Jon Epstein .... producer
Frank Price .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alex North 
 
Cinematography by
Howard Schwartz 
 
Film Editing by
Richard Bracken 
Douglas Stewart 
 
Art Direction by
John E. Chilberg II 
 
Set Decoration by
Joseph J. Stone 
 
Sound Department
Gary Thomas .... boom operator
 
Stunts
Craig R. Baxley .... stunt double (1976)
Russ Dodson .... stunts
 
Music Department
Tommy Tedesco .... musician: guitar
 
Transportation Department
Chris Haynes .... driver (1976)
 

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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:
Don Johnson, a good friend of Nick Nolte and his co-star in Return to Macon County (1975) auditioned for the role of 'Rudy Jordache'. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: During one of the last episodes, Tom Jordache is on a ship in the New York Bay, in the background you could plainly see the World Trade Center Twin Towers built in 1973. The story of this movie only goes as far as the mid-'60s. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (#3.1)" (1977) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
The first and one of the few best!, 2 January 2001
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Author: tony.marshall2 from Nottingham, England

The first ever television mini-series was broadcast as 12 x 50 minute episodes in the U.K., either side of 'News At Ten' on three consecutive Wednesday and Friday nights throughout July, in that summer, of 1976. It was ITV's answer to the BBC's coverage of the Olympics at the time-and what an answer!

The story of Rudy & Tom Jordache...two brothers who battled through their conflicting lifestyles in two different ways. Based on the best-selling novel by Irwin Shaw, we are taken on a roller-coaster ride starting in Port Philip, New York in 1945 through to the French Riviera in the mid-60's. A classic tale of Rags to Riches and Happiness to Heartbreak.

Messrs. Strauss and Nolte are awesome as the brothers with the fine support of Susan Blakely as the love interest in the story. All this interjected with a great well known cast, a legend of the TV Screens was born.

The series won countless Emmy nominations and came away with Four in total in the form of Edward Asner, Fionnuala Flanagan, composer Alex North and director, David Greene.

Don't miss this one!

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