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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
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Burton Gilliam
Jimmy-Jack
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Brother Lateef
Wilmore Thomas
Moo-Moo
Le Roy Haskins
Too-Cool
Gaddis Franklin Jr.
Sahib Wahib
John E. Jackson
Boogaloo
Robert L. Jones
Abba Dabba
Gilbert Tewksbury
Panfilo David
Benny L. Rapisura
"Kiki" Pardo
Eluterio Rodarte
Lobo Huera
Steven White
Charlie Loon
Jimmy Coppola
Action Jackson
Terry Lee Dawson
Foghorn
Thomas K. Abihai
Abihai
Marcus R. Colburn IV
Nomoto
Robert Edward Collins
Conway
Harold D. Kuykendall
Guard #1
Ed Morris
Guard #2
Joe Campoy
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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Wed Dec 25 2019

***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 movie meshed with sports flick. It’s notable as Michael Mann’s first movie wherein he was limited by TV constraints, yet it shows his potential and explains why he moved on to greatness, e.g. “The Last of ...