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Rich Man Poor Man - Book 1 [1976]
from Playback
starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely, Steve Allen, Edward Asner
directed by Bill Bixby, Boris Sagal, David Greene

Features:

• Box set
• PAL
• Subtitled

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• From the States: Bad Region 2 discs
  Here in the U.S. this American mini series was watched by millions when first originally aired in 1976. Unfortunately, for us Americans this much loved TV series has yet to be released on DVD here. So, I ordered this release from Amazon.com UK which much anticipation.
  I own two region-free DVD players and I have many DVDs from around the world that I would otherwise not be able to watch if it weren't for my player. However, for some reason -- I don't know what -- my region-free DVD players will not... more info

• Rich man poor show!
  I purchased this and the cover said Chapters1-11. OK what that means in effect is that one Chapter is completely missed out ie the penultimate one! This makes a complete hash of the whole box set. I have however given it one star as included is the great fight between Toomy Jordache (Nick Nolte) and Falconetti (William Smith). I wathched that back in '76 and you just knew Tommy would give Falconetti what he deserved- in this case the loss of an eye! Nice one Tommy!

• Gripping and thoughtful
  No-one who has ever thought, even idly, of writing a novel should allow themselves to skip this story. There has not quite been anything like it since. It's astonishing; Irwin Shaw, by the time he wrote this, must surely had lived an enviable and pretty awesome life, back in those complicated and hazardous years around the wars.
  I remember that I was by no means the only one who discovered the power of this series when I was 16 or so. The story had a powerful resonance with boys of my generation. Odd... more info

• 23 Emmy Nominations - a winner of Four.
  The original classic Television Mini-Series based on the Novel by the late Irwin Shaw is a wonderful tale which evolves around the contrasting lifestyles and personalities of Rudy & Tom Jordache.
  First screened in the UK on three consecutive Wednesdays & Fridays throughout July of 1976, "Rich Man, Poor Man" was a sure-fire winner and set the standard of the new genre of novels for television. The series made international stars of it's three unknown leads, especially Nick Nolte. There are also... more info

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