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A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 66
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1980
October 31, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Primetime Emmy Awards1979
- Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie1979Won
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1979Won
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more31 people
- Peter StraussLarry "Rain" Murphy
- Roger E. Mosley"Cotton" Crown
- Richard LawsonR.C. Stiles
- Brian DennehyDr. D
- Geoffrey LewisDr. Bill Jankowski
- Billy Green BushWarden Earl Gulliver
- Ed LauterJerry Beliot
- Beverly ToddWylene
William PrinceO.A.U. Chairman
Miguel PiñeroRubio
Richard MollJoker Gibb- EPEdmund PenneyOAU Official
Burton GilliamJimmy-Jack
Ji-Tu CumbukaBrother Lateef- WTWilmore ThomasMoo-Moo
- LRLe Roy HaskinsToo-Cool
- GFGaddis Franklin Jr.Sahib Wahib
- JEJohn E. JacksonBoogaloo
- RLRobert L. JonesAbba Dabba
- GTGilbert TewksburyPanfilo David
- BLBenny L. Rapisura"Kiki" Pardo
- EREluterio RodarteLobo Huera
- SWSteven WhiteCharlie Loon
- JCJimmy CoppolaAction Jackson
Directing · 4
- Michael Mann Director, Teleplay
- Lynn A. Aber Script Supervisor
- John R. Kittleson Second Assistant Director
- Frank Beetson First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Patrick J. Nolan Story, Teleplay
Production · 4
- Tim Zinnemann Producer
- Hank McCann Casting Director, Casting
- Ross Brown Casting Director, Casting
- Penelope L. Foster Unit Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Rexford L. Metz Director of Photography
- Louis Niemeyer First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Arthur Schmidt Editor
- Robert Hendricks Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Jimmie Haskell Original Music Composer
- James E. Webb Production Sound Mixer
- Michael Hilkene Sound Editor
- Mark Southern Music Editor
- Garry Ulmer Scoring Mixer
- Ken Johnson Music Editor
Art · 6
- Willie Herron Art Designer
- William K. Jolley Set Decoration
- Stephen Myles Berger Art Direction
- William M. Bell Construction Coordinator
- David Goldman Property Master
- Mary Meacham Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Del Acevedo Makeup Artist
- John S. Perry Costume Supervisor
- Michael Butler Costumer
Other crew · 3
- Lou Frank Transportation Captain
- Greg Walker Stunts
- David McCann Post Production Supervisor
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