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The Jericho Mile

“Behind the wall of this prison is a man traning to challenge the Olympic record..”

1979 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by Michael Mann
CrimeDramaSport

Cast

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Plot

A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, wants to qualify for the Olympics.

Sinekatalog’s take

Michael Mann's TV debut, with Peter Strauss, is gritty and absorbing, filmed in the real prison.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,446 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.