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.

Genre : DramaTV MovieCrimeThriller

Runtime : 97 mins

Release Date : 1980-10-31

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***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, Geoffre...

Cast

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)

Edmund Penney

(OAU Official)

Burton Gilliam

(Jimmy-Jack)

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

(Brother Lateef)

Wilmore Thomas

(Moo-Moo)

Le Roy Haskins

(Too-Cool)

Gaddis Franklin Jr.

(Sahib Wahib)

John E. Jackson

(Boogaloo)

Robert L. Jones

(Abba Dabba)

Gilbert Tewksbury

(Panfilo David)

Benny L. Rapisura

("Kiki" Pardo)

Eluterio Rodarte

(Lobo Huera)

Steven White

(Charlie Loon)

Jimmy Coppola

(Action Jackson)

Terry Lee Dawson

(Foghorn)

Thomas K. Abihai

(Abihai)

Marcus R. Colburn IV

(Nomoto)

Robert Edward Collins

(Conway)

Harold D. Kuykendall

(Guard #1)

Ed Morris

(Guard #2)

Joe Campoy

(Associate Warden)