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Based on Irwin Shaw's best-selling novel, the groundbreaking ABC miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" starred Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss as German-American New England brothers-rebellious boxer Tom Jordache and driven businessman Rudy Jordache-whose divergent lives are followed from the end of World War II to the 1960s. Susan Blakely plays the woman both siblings are drawn to; with Ed Asner, Fionnula Flanagan, Gloria Grahame, Ray Milland, and William Smith as Falconetti. The story continues in "Rich Man, Poor Man Book II," as U.S. senator Rudy Jordache (Strauss) tries to mentor his brother's son as well as his own stepchild, while at the same time dealing with a mysterious mogul out to destroy him. Peter Haskell, Gregg Henry, James Carroll Jordan, Susan Sullivan also star. 27 1/4 hrs. Total on nine discs. Standard; Soundtrack English. Region Free