The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV)

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Patrick J. Nolan (story)
Patrick J. Nolan (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

18 March 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

He's running for his freedom ... and his life.

Plot:

Rain Murphy is a man sentenced to life in prison, choosing to do his time in near-isolation, and engages...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Running | Revenge | Drugs

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Peter Strauss	...	Larry 'Rain' Murphy
Richard Lawson	...	R.C. Stiles
Roger E. Mosley	...	Cotton Crown
Brian Dennehy	...	Dr. D
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Dr. Bill Janowski
Billy Green Bush	...	Warden Earl Gulliver
Ed Lauter	...	Jerry Beloit
Beverly Todd	...	Wylene
William Prince	...	O.A.U. Chairman
Miguel Pinero	...	Rubio
Richard Moll	...	Joker Gibb
Edmund Penney	...	OAU Official
Burton Gilliam	...	Jimmy-Jack
Ji-Tu Cumbuka	...	Brother Lateef
Wilmore Thomas	...	Moo-Moo

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Norway:16 (theatrical rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18

Filming Locations:

Folsom State Prison - 300 Prison Road, Represa, California, USA

Company:

ABC Circle Films

Trivia:

During the shoot in Folsom, there were thirteen stabbings and one murder among the inmates, but not a single crewmember was injured or threatened over the course of the production, and no one ever witnessed any violence.

Quotes:

Dr. D: [Asked who did something] Lickety split!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Michael Mann (#2.1)" (2001)

Unforgettable...!!!!

I watch a lot of movies - DVD, features, and classics, you name it. The night I watched JERICHO MILE, my wife (who had ordered it on the internet) said she remembered it from when she was in high school, that it had stayed with her all of these years. Somewhat reluctantly I sat down (with our daughter & son), and was riveted from the opening sequence to the end titles. We all were.

She, who remembered the original, and our kids (18 and 16) who had no idea what the movie was about couldn't believe it. Our favorite scene? Bar none, when peter Strauss so passionately bangs his fist down and says, "i'd do it AGAIN!". It didn't advocate violence because it was a defense crime, but evoked such intensity we couldn't believe it...when his fellow cell mates gave him their food in support of his efforts, there wasn't a dry eye in our house.

Someone please make more movies like this one. UNBELIEVABLE!!