To break up the boredom of prison life, murphy begins running laps around the. Shot on location in californias folsom prison with inmates playing some of the roles and looking like a grainy home movie, its a bit like a fairytale with some solid, believable snippets of prison life thrown in. Soundtrack personnel jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The jericho mile scores a qualifying time for presenting a determined peter strauss who gives this one a good amount of stamina. The jericho mile tv movie 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In europe, this 95minute film was released in the theater and the musical scores are different depending on the release with jimmie haskell obtaining tv credit and james di pasquale tackling the theatrical. Simply put, the jericho mile falls into the common trap of putting all of its egg in one basket, strauss two if we count the location and hoping that the quality of that basket will support the rest of the film, with its paintbynumbers screenplay and people. The story is set at folsom prison, where the movie was filmed on location in the prison itself amongst the prison population. Greece theatrical title jericho mile, agria istoria. Other articles where the jericho mile is discussed. Together they survive certain danger, while the gunman searches to find the answer to. An inmate who prefers to be alone, murphy spends much of his time running around the facilitys track. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film deals with the adventures of an amnesiac and former sheriff, played by mark valley, as he roams across the old west in search of the answers to his lost past.
The jericho mile 1979 larry rain murphy peter strauss is stuck in folsom prison for life on a firstdegree murder charge. The jericho mile 1979 dvd playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Larry murphy was convicted of first degree murder and is serving a life term in folsom prison for shooting his father, which he feels was justified because his father was raping his stepsister. Amnesiac gunman jericho is rescued and befriended by a charismatic, itinerant cowboypreacher named joshua. Larry rain murphy is stuck in folsom prison for life on a firstdegree murder charge. Peter strauss stars, and the cast includes richard lawson, brian dennehy, and geoffrey lewis, as well as, apparently, numerous actual. Rain murphy is a man sentenced to life in prison, choosing to do his time in nearisolation, and engages in distance running when given the opportunity for freetime. His role is an inmate who has the love and desire for running. This madefortv production, though shot on film, was limited to broadcast resolution or vhs for decades unless you imported the region 2 dvd, which is now long outofprint. The jericho mile dvd was tailor made for peter strauss. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines.
Jericho is a 2000 american western film starring mark valley and directed by merlin miller. The city is divided by 8 mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. An inmate who prefers to be alone, murphy spends much of his time. Total number of members who have this title in their. The jericho mile is an abc tv movie about a prisoner at folsom with a gift for running. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Running had given me a bunch of satisfaction in my life. Starring peter strauss as an outsider by choice with a gift for longdistance. The jericho mile tv movie 1979 the jericho mile tv. The mile distance that they race in this film has never been contested in the modern olympic games. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
The jericho mile dvd is a terrific 70s made for tv movie. If you count tv movies and i do jericho mile is michael manns directivational debut. In this film, peter strauss stars as rain murphy, serving a life sentence in folsom prison for firstdegree murder. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. A prisoner gets a chance to take part in the olympics. U2 where the streets have no name amazing grace nashville july 2nd, 2011 360 tour duration. Rain murphy peter strauss is a man sentenced to life in prison, choosing to do his time in nearisolation, and engages in distance running when given the opportunity for freetime. I first watched this movie back in 1980 i was only fifteen. In a prison world filled with intolerance, he wants a chance to return to society again by changing his ways and become an olympic hopeful. The jericho mile is a 1979 emmy awardwinning united states tv crime film, directed by michael mann. Nolan, and the pair won an emmy award for outstanding writing in a limited series or special. The jericho mile dvd is easily one of the best late 70s made for tv movies. And to see this raw tactility captured in a debut feature which such skill is undeniably impressive, especially for a madefortelevision film.
The jericho mile is a damn good picture, one that would go on to win three emmys and further propel the career of mann. When he begins reaching a mile in under four minutes, murphy gains the attention of the jails officials, who. The film won five awards, including three emmy awards. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. The jericho mile yify movies torrent magnet with the jericho mile yify subtitles synopsis info. The jericho mile dvd 1979 for sale peter strauss r1 ntsc tv movie. The jericho mile film the jericho mile 31 october 1980. I thought id seen every michael mann movie but id never seen the jericho mile 1979, which he directed even before thief 1981, his first film for theatrical release. Rain murphy is a man sentenced to life in prison, choosing to do his time in nearisolation, and engages in distance running when given the opportunity for. Its not as cinematic as his later big, wide movies, but its from the days when tv movies were legit enough to play theatrically overseas. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects.
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