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Overview

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7.5/10   519 votes
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Director:
Michael Mann
Writers:
Patrick J. Nolan (story)
Patrick J. Nolan (teleplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
18 March 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Sport more
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... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
In My Opinion: Ranking the Films of Michael Mann
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 29 June 2009, 4:54 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
great film, not common enough more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Norway:16 (theatrical rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
After the success of this project, Michael Mann received over two dozen offers to direct projects. He turned them all down to do Thief (1981). more
Quotes:
Larry 'Rain' Murphy: I'm gonna nail you. Stiles was my brother. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Heat' (2005) (V) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
great film, not common enough, 22 September 2002
8/10
Author: awatters1

An interesting and involved film about a "lifer" just trying to live out his days peacefully. Elements of the main character appear in Michael Mann's later films, like Thief (1981), Heat (1995), and so on. You can see this one at the UCLA Instructional Media Laboratory-- one of the only places in the country that has copies readily available to the public. It's a great one!

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