The Jericho Mile
- TV Movie
- 1979
- 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total
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Did you know
- TriviaAfter the success of this project, Michael Mann received over two dozen offers to direct projects. He turned them all down to do Thief (1981).
- Quotes
Larry 'Rain' Murphy: I'm gonna nail you. Stiles was my brother.
- Crazy credits"This picture was filmed among the convict population and within the walls of Folsom State Penitentiary." [Text appears at the beginning of the end credits.]
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)
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I watch a lot of movies - DVD, features, and classics, you name it. The night I watched JERICHO MILE, my wife (who had ordered it on the internet) said she remembered it from when she was in high school, that it had stayed with her all of these years. Somewhat reluctantly I sat down (with our daughter & son), and was riveted from the opening sequence to the end titles. We all were.
She, who remembered the original, and our kids (18 and 16) who had no idea what the movie was about couldn't believe it. Our favorite scene? Bar none, when peter Strauss so passionately bangs his fist down and says, "i'd do it AGAIN!". It didn't advocate violence because it was a defense crime, but evoked such intensity we couldn't believe it...when his fellow cell mates gave him their food in support of his efforts, there wasn't a dry eye in our house.
Someone please make more movies like this one. UNBELIEVABLE!!
She, who remembered the original, and our kids (18 and 16) who had no idea what the movie was about couldn't believe it. Our favorite scene? Bar none, when peter Strauss so passionately bangs his fist down and says, "i'd do it AGAIN!". It didn't advocate violence because it was a defense crime, but evoked such intensity we couldn't believe it...when his fellow cell mates gave him their food in support of his efforts, there wasn't a dry eye in our house.
Someone please make more movies like this one. UNBELIEVABLE!!
- jackshawII
- Feb 23, 2005
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- Ein Mann kämpft allein
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- $1,100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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