The Jericho Mile

The Jericho Mile

97 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 31, 1980

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.

The Jericho Mile

97 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 31, 1980

The Jericho Mile
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers ABC Circle Films
Original title The Jericho Mile
Directors Michael Mann
Writers Patrick J. Nolan, Michael Mann

Cast

Peter Strauss

as Larry "Rain" Murphy

Richard Lawson

as R.C. Stiles

Roger E. Mosley

as "Cotton" Crown

Brian Dennehy

as Dr. D

Geoffrey Lewis

as Dr. Bill Jankowski

Billy Green Bush

as Warden Earl Gulliver

Ed Lauter

as Jerry Beliot

Beverly Todd

as Wylene

William Prince

as O.A.U. Chairman

Miguel PiƱero

as Rubio

Richard Moll

as Joker Gibb

Edmund Penney

as O.A.U. Official

Burton Gilliam

as Jimmy-Jack

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

as Brother Lateef

Wilmore Thomas

as Moo-Moo

Le Roy Haskins

as Too-Cool

Gaddis Franklin Jr.

as Sahib Wahib

John E. Jackson

as Boogaloo

Robert L. Jones

as Abba Dabba

Gilbert Tewksbury

as Panfilo David

Benny L. Rapisura

as "Kiki" Pardo

Eluterio Rodarte

as Lobo Huera

Steven White

as Charlie Loon

Jimmy Coppola

as Action Jackson

Terry Lee Dawson

as Foghorn

Thomas K. Abihai

as Abihai

Harold D. Kuykendall

as Guard #1

Ed Morris

as Guard #2

Joe Campoy

as Associate Warden