Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)

Rich Man, Poor Man
GenreDrama
Written byDean Riesner
Directed byDavid Greene
Boris Sagal
StarringPeter Strauss
Nick Nolte
Susan Blakely
Ed Asner
Dorothy McGuire
Robert Reed
Theme music composerAlex North
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerHarve Bennett
ProducersJon Epstein
Frank Price
EditorsRichard Bracken
Douglas Stewart
Production companiesHarve Bennett Productions
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 1 (1976-02-01) –
March 15, 1976 (1976-03-15)
Related
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
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Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1976 American television miniseries based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw that aired on ABC in one or two-hour episodes mostly on Monday nights over seven weeks, beginning February 1. It was produced by Universal Television and was the second time programming of this nature had been attempted. The first TV miniseries, QB VII, had aired — also on ABC — in 1974. These projects proved to be a critical and ratings success and were the forerunner for similar projects based on literary works, such as Roots and Shōgun. The miniseries stars Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte and Susan Blakely.

It spawned the sequel Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, which aired from September 1976 through March 1977. The network repeated the original series Tuesday nights at 9:00pm from May to June 1977.[1]

  1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (October 17, 2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 1152. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.