The Jericho Mile

97 minutes

10/31/1980

Overview

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.

Cast List

Peter Strauss
as Larry "Rain" Murphy
Roger E. Mosley
as "Cotton" Crown
Richard Lawson
as R.C. Stiles
Brian Dennehy
as Dr. D
Geoffrey Lewis
as Dr. Bill Jankowski
Billy Green Bush
as Warden Earl Gulliver
Ed Lauter
as Jerry Beliot
Beverly Todd
as Wylene
William Prince
as O.A.U. Chairman
Miguel Piñero
as Rubio
Richard Moll
as Joker Gibb
Edmund Penney
as OAU Official
Burton Gilliam
as Jimmy-Jack
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Brother Lateef
Wilmore Thomas
as Moo-Moo
Le Roy Haskins
as Too-Cool
Gaddis Franklin Jr.
as Sahib Wahib
John E. Jackson
as Boogaloo
Robert L. Jones
as Abba Dabba
Gilbert Tewksbury
as Panfilo David
Benny L. Rapisura
as "Kiki" Pardo
Eluterio Rodarte
as Lobo Huera
Steven White
as Charlie Loon
Jimmy Coppola
as Action Jackson
Terry Lee Dawson
as Foghorn
Thomas K. Abihai
as Abihai
Marcus R. Colburn IV
as Nomoto
Robert Edward Collins
as Conway
Harold D. Kuykendall
as Guard #1
Ed Morris
as Guard #2
Joe Campoy
as Associate Warden