
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.
Cast

Peter Strauss
Larry "Rain" Murphy

Roger E. Mosley
"Cotton" Crown

Richard Lawson
R.C. Stiles

Brian Dennehy
Dr. D

Geoffrey Lewis
Dr. Bill Jankowski

Billy Green Bush
Warden Earl Gulliver

Ed Lauter
Jerry Beliot

Beverly Todd
Wylene

William Prince
O.A.U. Chairman

Miguel Piñero
Rubio

Richard Moll
Joker Gibb
Edmund Penney
OAU Official

Burton Gilliam
Jimmy-Jack

Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Brother Lateef
Wilmore Thomas
Moo-Moo
Le Roy Haskins
Too-Cool
Gaddis Franklin Jr.
Sahib Wahib
John E. Jackson
Boogaloo
Robert L. Jones
Abba Dabba
Gilbert Tewksbury
Panfilo David
Benny L. Rapisura
"Kiki" Pardo
Eluterio Rodarte
Lobo Huera
Steven White
Charlie Loon
Jimmy Coppola
Action Jackson
Terry Lee Dawson
Foghorn
Thomas K. Abihai
Abihai
Marcus R. Colburn IV
Nomoto
Robert Edward Collins
Conway
Harold D. Kuykendall
Guard #1
Ed Morris
Guard #2
Joe Campoy
Associate Warden
Crew

Michael Mann
Director, Teleplay
Patrick J. Nolan
Story, Teleplay

Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Robert Hendricks
Assistant Editor
Rexford L. Metz
Director of Photography
Frank Beetson
First Assistant Director
John R. Kittleson
Second Assistant Director
Tim Zinnemann
Producer
Louis Niemeyer
First Assistant Camera
David McCann
Post Production Supervisor
Hank McCann
Casting Director, Casting
Ross Brown
Casting Director, Casting
John S. Perry
Costume Supervisor
Michael Butler
Costumer
Del Acevedo
Makeup Artist
Michael Hilkene
Sound Editor
James E. Webb
Production Sound Mixer
Garry Ulmer
Scoring Mixer
Jimmie Haskell
Original Music Composer
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
Mark Southern
Music Editor
Lou Frank
Transportation Captain
William K. Jolley
Set Decoration
William M. Bell
Construction Coordinator
Lynn A. Aber
Script Supervisor
Greg Walker
Stunts
David Goldman
Property Master
Willie Herron
Art Designer
Penelope L. Foster
Unit Production Manager
Mary Meacham
Title Designer
Stephen Myles Berger
Art Direction
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