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. 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. If you like the jericho mile you are looking for sincere, uplifting and rough movies about with prison, sport, prison life, race, gang, running and racism themes of. Special thanks to mighty joe young and willie dixon. The disc loads directly to a static image main menu with traditional navigation options.
The jericho mile is a damn good picture, one that would go on to win three emmys and further propel the career of mann. This setting of the traditional spiritual is a showpiece for. Clip from the movie the jericho mile 1979 video dailymotion. Running had given me a bunch of satisfaction in my life. The jericho mile dvd 1979 shop the best classic films. Rain murphy peter strauss is a man sentenced to life in prison, choosing to do his time in nearisolation, and engages in dista. Find all 39 songs featured in jericho soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Strauss gives an amazing performance in the jericho mile dvd. Jimmie haskell, digital remastered, full hd, crop to 16. He finds his passion in running to escape his hopeless life he must lead and to free himself from the inmate tensions and power struggles.
I didnt realize until it arrived that the dvd was produced in holland and had dutch. 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. Jericho ran on cbs from september 20, 2006, to march 25, 2008. Legendary filmmaker michael mann thief, heat, the last of the mohicans made his featurelength directorial debut with this classic tv movie starring the. The jericho mile 1979, usa this is the film to wear if youre invited to a 1970s fancy dress party. Kinos new bluray is a cause for celebration, as the jericho mile has been limited to broadcast resolution or vhs since 1979 unless, of course, you were a diehard fan with a regionfree dvd player. The jericho mile bluray kino lorber studio classics. Peter strauss stars as rain murphy, serving a life sentence in folsom prison for firstdegree murder.
It was cancelled after its first full season, because of poor ratings. Larry rain murphy is stuck in folsom prison for life on a firstdegree murder charge. Film, video thief violent streets motion picture feature film over 60 minutes. This could mean that there has never been a release of this soundtrack or that there has been a release but we dont know about it.
While his form and speed capture the attention of prison officials who believe he. Film streaming gratuit hd en vf et vostfr, serie et manga. Originally published february 1, 2008 for many years, ive been wanting to track down an obscure running movie called the jericho mile. We specialize in offering rare, out of print dvds and movies for sale that you cant find elsewhere at fantastic prices. The jericho mile is many things, and is good at being each of them. The posters prints and paintings of michael english 19661979. The jericho mile arrives on bluray courtesy of kino lorber and their studio classics label. The jericho mile 1979 michael mann related allmovie. Michael mann, the jericho mile, usa 1979 video dailymotion. Browse our collection of hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. On the jericho road music download by the masters v. The film won five awards, including three emmy awards.
Shot in twentyone days inside of folsom, the prison made famous by johnny cash, the jericho mile is an incarceration film, an athletics film, and most crucially as film critic lee gambin correctly underlines on his audio commentary track, a race film. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. While his form and speed capture the attention of prison officials who believe he could. At the end of the tunnel film streaming vf full hd imdb movies.
In the wake of a nuclear attack, jake green returns to his hometown of jericho, kan. Peter strauss is larry rain murphy, a man serving a life sentence in folsom prison for killing his father. Prison officials take notice when murphy runs a mile in less than four minutes. Amnesiac gunman jericho is rescued and befriended by a charismatic, itinerant cowboypreacher named joshua. I fist saw this movie when it was broadcast and have looked for it ever since.
The jericho mile is a 1979 emmy awardwinning united states tv crime film, directed by michael mann. 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. He cut his teeth on american tv until he directed this little gem the jericho mile. Made for tv, this is part gritty prison movie, part equally gritty fairytale sympathetic killer obsessively runs to olympic standard and why not. A couple of weeks ago, i finally located and ordered a dvd of this 1979 madeforamericantv movie. He is befriended by joshua leon coffee, who appears to be his polar opposite. The jericho mile 1979 dvd playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Either way, those earlier formats are all inferior to this new disc, which is sourced from a new scan of the original negative and even. An inmate who prefers to be alone, murphy spends much of his time. A prisoner gets a chance to take part in the olympics. The jericho mile 1979 larry rain murphy peter strauss is stuck in folsom prison for life on a firstdegree murder charge. His passion is running he runs to escape the mean and hopeless life he must lead. As solid as the jericho miles teleplay may be, its manns direction that especially dazzles.
The jericho mile dvd is a terrific 70s made for tv movie. 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. Its notable as michael manns first movie wherein he was limited by tv constraints, yet it shows his potential and explains why he moved on to greatness, e. The jericho mile estados unidos, 1979 dirigida por michael mann, con peter strauss, brian dennehy, geoffrey lewis, richard lawson. But it is, and those two things pretty much describe the entirety of the movies generic concerns. We take great care in the creation of your rare dvds for sale so that the content is exactly what you would get from the original studio dvd or the best possible source available. Request details the jericho mile movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. An inmate who prefers to be alone, murphy spends much of. 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. Made for tv, this is part gritty prison movie, part equally gritty fairytale sympathetic killer obsessively runs to olympic standard.
The jericho mile dvd 1979 features a youthful strauss and dennehy with terrific performances. The jericho mile is a 1979 film starring peter strauss, written and directed by michael mann, one of his earliest films and the one that made his career. Since it was released on television, the jericho mile cannot be compared at the box office with other films from 1979. Strauss received an emmy award for his performance. The story is set at folsom prison, where the movie was filmed on location in the prison itself amongst the prison population.
Side by side, they attempt to piece together the amnesiacs past, which may or may not have. Sports films have been made since the era of silent films, such as the 1915 film the champion starring charlie chaplin. Other articles where the jericho mile is discussed. Jan, 2015 since it was released on television, the jericho mile cannot be compared at the box office with other films from 1979. Then hes given a chance a chance to train for the olympics a.
Hes a black man and true believer in the lord, whereas jericho is white and doubtful of everything, especially himself. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Made for tv movies were common in the 1970s and 1980s, and the jericho mile is considered one of the best. Director michael mann cowrote the teleplay for the jericho mile with patrick j. The jericho mile tv movie 1979 the jericho mile tv movie. The jericho mile tv movie 1979 the jericho mile tv.
When he begins reaching a mile in under four minutes, murphy gains the attention of the jails officials, who contemplate entering him in the olympics. Together they survive certain danger, while the gunman searches to find the answer to. There are no labels for this soundtrack in the database. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Pressed onto a region a bd25 disc, the disc is housed in a standard sturdy bluray case. Nolan, and the pair won an emmy award for outstanding writing in a limited series or special. A fan campaign persuaded the network to bring the show back for another season, of seven episodes, after which it was cancelled again. To break up the boredom of prison life, murphy begins running laps around the prison recreation track. The jericho mile 1979 is a prison movie meshed with sports flick. Mosley, billy green bush, richard lawson, beverly todd, richard moll, geoffrey lewis, brian dennehy, ed lauter, william prince directed by.
A classic theme for sports films is the triumph of an individual or team who. Directed by michael mann rain murphy peter strauss is a man sentenced to life in prison, choosing to do his time in nearisolation, and engages in distan. Starring peter strauss as an outsider by choice with a gift for longdistance running. Shop for your favorite the jericho mile dvd 1979 at. Clip from the movie the jericho mile 1979 tray davenport.
The jericho mile dvd was tailor made for peter strauss. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Id be terribly surprised if you guessed that it was set in a prison. Originally debuting as a tv movie in 1979, the jericho mile is of a piece with later masterworks like thief and heat. Synopsis behind the wall of this prison is a man traning to challenge the olympic record 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. Watch michael mann, the jericho mile, usa 1979 kerikma on dailymotion. This compilation of films covers all sports activities. Legendary filmmaker michael mann thief, heat, the last of the. Mar 07, 2017 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.
To break up the boredom of prison life, murphy begins running laps around the. Films in this genre can range from serious raging bull to silly horse feathers. While murphy is initially resistant to the idea, eventually he starts training to be an olympic competitor. In this film, peter strauss stars as rain murphy, serving a life sentence in folsom prison for firstdegree murder. Jake rallies jericho residents to take shelter from fallout from the nuclear bomb that destroyed denver. In november 2008, tv guide reported that the cw would air repeats of jericho.
The jericho mile dvd 1979 for sale peter strauss r1 ntsc tv movie. Rain murphy is serving a life sentence for killing his father. I first watched this movie back in 1980 i was only fifteen. Jericho mark valley wakes up with no memory, but its apparent that hes quite skilled with a gun.
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