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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.
- Original title
- The Jericho Mile
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Wuchak
Dec 25, 2019 · via TMDB
***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-
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Peter Strauss
Larry "Rain" Murphy
Roger E. Mosley
"Cotton" Crown
Richard Lawson
R.C. Stiles
Brian Dennehy
Dr. D
Geoffrey Lewis
Dr. Bill Jankowski
Billy Green Bush
Warden Earl Gulliver
Ed Lauter
Jerry Beliot
Beverly Todd
Wylene
William Prince
O.A.U. Chairman
Miguel Piñero
Rubio
Richard Moll
Joker Gibb
Burton Gilliam
Jimmy-Jack
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Brother Lateef
Michael Mann
Director
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Michael Mann
Teleplay
Annie Hall
The Big Sleep
A Dinner Date
The Experiment
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Scarface
Dead Man Walking
Pickpocket
The Street Player
2046
Munich
Frenzy
The Docks of New York
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Arjun Chakravarthy: Journey of an Unsung Champion
Seven Years of Night
Blood Cousins
D Company
The Naturalist
Shangrao Concentration Camp
Bound by Honor
Undisputed III: Redemption
The Unforgivable
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
The Substitute
Shot Caller
Paid in Full
Veronica Guerin
Convict
Undisputed
Cocaine Godmother
Assassination Games
State Property
The Baker
Another Day in Paradise
Empire
Inside Man
Salvable
Code of Silence
180
Mar 18, 1979
ABC
