Synopsis
The story of the Jordache brothers, whose lives follow very different paths.
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
1976 Directed by Boris Sagal, Bill Bixby …
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
Reich & arm, Rikas, rakas, köyhä, varas, Le riche et le pauvre, Il ricco e il povero, De Jordaches, Pogoda dla bogaczy, De fattiga och de rika, Zengin ve Yoksul, Rich Man, Poor Man Book I, Om bogat, om sărac, Gazdag ember, szegény ember, Hombre rico, hombre pobre, Reich und arm, Le Riche et le pauvre
twelve episodes of the most gloriously trashy melodrama you'll ever see. at once enormously stupid and endlessly watchable. nick nolte, you are everything!!!
I do want to mark this as logged, as of this year…..
I have been meaning to write a few concise paragraphs on this, seeing as it’s a pretty obscure mini-series from the 70’s (recommended from my dad, and we watched it together in January) and seeing that not many people have logged/reviewed this on this site I wanted to write something worthwhile on it……….. But seeing that a comical amount of time has passed since I actually sat down to watch this, I am going to scrap a substantial review of any sort.
In summary, it’s a mostly outdated miniseries with a lot of heart and good intentions. It skimps on the character development when it needs it the…
Quite removed from the modern format, miniseries' used to be more closely related to movies rather than shows due to their run time and cinematic nature. Rich Man Poor Man attempted to break this trend, being quite literally a "mini" series, with 12 one 50 minute episodes (although during its original broadcast some episodes were combined and ran for two hours). During this time, viewers follow two first-generation German-American brothers, the introverted and ambitious Rudy (Peter Strauss) and the hotheaded and outgoing Tom (Nick Nolte). The story starts with both in their final years of high school, as the former tries to save up money for college and break free from his brash immigrant father (Ed Asner). Meanwhile, Tom is…
Melodrama muito bem feito, sim senhor, uma delícia pra quem gosta de um bom novelão, com performances que fazem qualquer roteiro valer a pena - de todos os envolvidos, devo adicionar, apesar de que com destaques, é claro, aos três principais: Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte e Susan Blakely. Eu não esperava o quão sensível e perceptivo o roteiro seria com as reviravoltas históricas que são pano de fundo para a história dos dois irmãos e o papel deles dois nestes contextos, considerando que o tempo passa rápido para dar conta de 20 anos em 12 episódios e que passou na TV em 1976, com o meio em sua relativa juventude e a forma (a mini série) recém-nascida, além de muitos dos eventos abordados ainda serem bastante recentes em relação à produção da série.
Every miniseries that came after, and every time we watch a limited series on Netflix owes something to Rich Man, Poor Man. Still holds up well, and has unfortunately been largely forgotten. Worth a watch for an early look at the miniseries format with great storytelling. A terrific cast with a wonderful star-making role for Nick Nolte.
The historic mini-series that made stars and will always be considered one of the best TV programs of all time.
Starring a couple of nearly 40 year old guys playing 17 year olds and featuring some horrendous fake moustaches.
But... Still holds up after 42 years.
Rarely been bettered since then.
Twelve hours, wall-to-wall famous faces, and all totally dominated by Nick Nolte.
Amazing miniseries. Just gonna say it at the beginning to make these logs short, this proves TV was always good. You could draw allusions to this or any motion picture from the 70s such as The Godfather or The Deer Hunter, both of which play like a Great American Novel.
The first three episodes with Ed Asner are sublime considering it was a play where the next few aren't terrible but don't match up to the family drama seen in the earlier chapters. Plenty to write about such a work, but in order to do so one has to accept it was a TV show not a film.
The second television miniseries of all time and the series that all other miniseries that came afterwards owe something to feels forgotten about now. This was a huge hit and made Nolte a star, and I'm sure this really felt very epic and dramatic when it first aired. Watching it now in 2020, this feels melodramatic and hysterical as hell. Characters drop in and out like nothing, insane coincidences keep happening, and everything tends to lead to tragedy or huge life changing moments. The scope and acting really sell everything, though. Despite feeling a bit dated, Nolte really shines here among a cast of veteran actors and the narrative does hook you in with its sincerity. This is fascinating to watch because of its importance but also because of all the themes that run through the series about wealth, the "American dream". money in politics, cycles of abuse, and how much of it all still feels relevant today.