Rich and Poor (TV Series)

Television series
German title	rich and poor
Original title	Rich Man, Poor Man
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	1976-1977
length	45 minutes
Episodes	34
music	Alex North
First broadcast	1976-1977 ( USA )
German-language ; first broadcast	1977-1979
occupation
	Peter Strauss : Rudy Jordache; Nick Nolte : Tom Jordache; Susan Blakely : Julie Prescott; Edward Asner : Axel Jordache; Dorothy McGuire : Mary Jordache; Robert Reed : Teddy Boylan; Gloria Grahame : Sue Prescott; Bill Bixby : Willie Abbott; Kay Lenz : Kate Jordache; Gregg Henry : Wesley Jordache; Kim Darby : Virginia Calderwood; Ray Milland : Duncan Calderwood; Talia Shire : Teresa Santoro; William Smith : Anthony Falconetti; Van Johnson : Marsh Goodwin; Dorothy Malone : Irene Goodwin;

Reich und Arm is an American television series in two seasons from 1976/77, which was shown very successfully on German early-evening television programs in the 1970s. It is based on the novel All the riches of this world (original title: Rich Man, Poor Man ) by Irwin Shaw from 1969.

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The series tells the story of the two brothers Rudy and Tom Jordache between 1945 and 1965. Their German father immigrated to the United States after World War I and now runs a bakery in a small town in New Jersey . The elder son Rudy Jordache rises from these simple circumstances from a student of law to a senator in the US Senate . The younger brother Tom Jordache is the black sheep of the family and is driven into exile after being arson. He rose to be a boxer , but was repeatedly involved in criminal activities. He clashes with the ingenious gangster Anthony Falconetti, who eventually murders him and later also tries to kill Rudy.

Awards

The series was awarded a Golden Globe in 1977 in the “Drama” category.

literature

Irwin Shaw : All the riches in the world. Novel (Original title: Rich Man, Poor Man ). German by Kurt Wagenseil . 253th - 255th thousand. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1993, 639 pages, ISBN 3-499-11997-8 . The 1st season of Rich and Poor is based on this.

Individual evidence

↑ Rich Man, Poor Man. HFPA , archived from the original on July 28, 2012 ; accessed on January 25, 2012 (English).

Web links

Commons : Rich Man, Poor Man (TV miniseries) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Rich and poor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
TV nostalgia: rich and poor

[1] Rich Man, Poor Man. HFPA , archived from the original on July 28, 2012 ; accessed on January 25, 2012 (English).