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.
- 6.0
- 1980
- Released
- 1h 37m
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 LateefWilmore Thomas
Moo-MooLe Roy Haskins
Too-CoolGaddis Franklin Jr.
Sahib WahibRobert L. Jones
Abba DabbaGilbert Tewksbury
Panfilo DavidBenny L. Rapisura
"Kiki" PardoEluterio Rodarte
Lobo HueraSteven White
Charlie LoonJimmy Coppola
Action JacksonTerry Lee Dawson
FoghornThomas K. Abihai
AbihaiMarcus R. Colburn IV
NomotoRobert Edward Collins
ConwayHarold D. Kuykendall
Guard #1Ed Morris
Guard #2Joe Campoy
Associate Warden
Released
en
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- #sports
- #fistfight
- #revenge
- #murder
- #gang
- #racism
- #drugs
- #race
Reviews
***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 movi