Peter Strauss in The Jericho Mile (1979)

The Jericho Mile

TV Movie1979• 1h 37m
CrimeDramaSport
⭐ 7.1 / 10(2,374)

A prisoner gets a chance to take part in the Olympics.

Runtime
1h 37m
Released
1979
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1979

Storyline

A prisoner gets a chance to take part in the Olympics.

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Cast
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Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• 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).

• Filmed at Folsom Prison in California, many actual prisoners appeared on camera. One of those prisoners acted as a bodyguard for Peter Strauss.

• Shot in 21 days with a budget of $1.1 million.

User reviews

⭐ 6/10

Run until the walls come tumblin' down

👍 6 · 12/25/2019
⭐ 8/10

great film, not common enough

👍 11 · 9/22/2002
⭐ 8/10

Michael Mann Start

👍 1 · 12/15/2021

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1, 1.66 : 1
Color
Color

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