Based on an Irwin Shaw novel, this 1976 miniseries follows the Jordache brothers from the postWorld War II period through the late 1960s While Rudy (Peter Strauss) gains wealth and power, his brother Tom's (Nick Nolte) life spirals downward'Rich man, Poor man, Beggar man, Thief, Doctor, Lawyer, Merchant, Chief'IHighway, stretched along the sun,Highway, thronged till day is done;Where the drifting Face replacesWave on wave on wave of faces,And you count them, one by one 'Rich manPoor manBeggar manThief DoctorLawyerMerchantChief'Is it soothsay?Is it fun?Young ones, like as wave and wave;Old ones,105 Rich Man, Poor Man The Complete Collection A superb 12hour adaptation of Irwin Shaw's novel, chronicling the widely divergent values and paths of two brothers over years The compelling
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