The Jericho Mile (1980)

Drama TV Movie

Rain Murphy is a man sentenced to life in prison, choosing to do his time in near-isolation, and engages in distance running when given the opportunity for free-time. While his form and speed capture the attention of prison officials who believe he could be competitive for the Olympics, Murphy expresses disinterest. But when the one man he has befriended is taken advantage of by political groups within the prison, Murphy decides to pursue the opportunity presented to him in his memory.

Updated May 20 2020

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US -

1979-03-18

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prison running drug smuggle fistfight sport revenge murder gang racism drugs race

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Runtime: 97 mins Rating: 6.5 Tag Line: Behind the wall of this prison is a man traning to challenge the Olympic record..

Cast

Brian Dennehy

Dr. D

Richard Lawson

R.C. Stiles

Richard Moll

Joker Gibb

Geoffrey Lewis

Dr. Bill Jankowski

Beverly Todd

Wylene

Peter Strauss

Larry 'Rain' Murphy

Ed Lauter

Carl

Billy Green Bush

Warden Earl Gulliver

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Crew

Arthur Schmidt

Editor

Michael Mann

Director

Michael Mann

Teleplay

Tim Zinnemann

Producer

Ross Brown

Casting

Stephen Myles Berger

Art Direction

Jimmie Haskell

Original Music Composer

Del Acevedo

Makeup Artist

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