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The Jericho Mile

- Behind the wall of this prison is a man traning to challenge the Olympic record..

A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.

Release Date : 1980-10-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ABC Circle Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Larry "Rain" Murphy

Original Name : Peter Strauss

Gender : Male

Character Name : "Cotton" Crown

Original Name : Roger E. Mosley

Gender : Male

Character Name : R.C. Stiles

Original Name : Richard Lawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. D

Original Name : Brian Dennehy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Bill Jankowski

Original Name : Geoffrey Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warden Earl Gulliver

Original Name : Billy Green Bush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerry Beliot

Original Name : Ed Lauter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wylene

Original Name : Beverly Todd

Gender : Female

Character Name : O.A.U. Chairman

Original Name : William Prince

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rubio

Original Name : Miguel Piñero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joker Gibb

Original Name : Richard Moll

Gender : Male

Character Name : OAU Official

Original Name : Edmund Penney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy-Jack

Original Name : Burton Gilliam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brother Lateef

Original Name : Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moo-Moo

Original Name : Wilmore Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Too-Cool

Original Name : Le Roy Haskins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sahib Wahib

Original Name : Gaddis Franklin Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boogaloo

Original Name : John E. Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abba Dabba

Original Name : Robert L. Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Panfilo David

Original Name : Gilbert Tewksbury

Gender : Male

Character Name : "Kiki" Pardo

Original Name : Benny L. Rapisura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lobo Huera

Original Name : Eluterio Rodarte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Loon

Original Name : Steven White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Action Jackson

Original Name : Jimmy Coppola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foghorn

Original Name : Terry Lee Dawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abihai

Original Name : Thomas K. Abihai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nomoto

Original Name : Marcus R. Colburn IV

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conway

Original Name : Robert Edward Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard #1

Original Name : Harold D. Kuykendall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard #2

Original Name : Ed Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Associate Warden

Original Name : Joe Campoy

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Run until the walls come tumblin’ down*** A loner at Folsom State Penitentiary (Peter Strauss) gains attention when it’s discovered that he can run a mile in less than four minutes. Officials naturally try to see if they can enter him in the Olympics. The cast includes Brian Dennehy, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Lawson, Roger E. Mosley and Ed Lauter. "The Jericho Mile" (1979) is a prison movie meshed with sports flick. It’s notable as Michael Mann’s first movie wherein he was limited by TV constraints, yet it shows his potential and explains why he moved on to greatness, e.g. “The Last of the Mohicans” (1992). Being made-for-TV, profanity is replaced by wannabe edgy jive talk, which can be unintentionally amusing. If you can roll with that, this is a worthwhile serious story about great talent being trapped in a cage, not to mention the brotherhood of man regardless of skin color. I could relate to Strauss’ character and I imagine a lot of other viewers can too. The movie runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot at Folsom State Penitentiary, Represa, California, about an hour northeast of Sacramento. Several of the peripheral cast members were prisoners at Folsom and do a commendable job. GRADE: B-