The Jericho Mile
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The Jericho Mile is a 1979 Emmy Award-winning USA TV crime film
, directed by Michael Mann
. The film won 5 awards, 3 of those being Emmy Awards.
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
, directed by Michael Mann
Michael Mann
Michael Mann is the name of:*Michael Mann , musician and professor of German literature, son of Thomas Mann*Michael Mann , Anglican clergyman...
. The film won 5 awards, 3 of those being Emmy Awards.
Cast
- Peter StraussPeter StraussPeter Strauss is an American television and movie actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s.-Personal life:...
... Larry Murphy - Richard LawsonRichard LawsonRichard Lawson is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best-known for his roles in science fiction—he portrayed Ryan in the 1982 hit movie Poltergeist, and Dr...
... R.C. Stiles - Roger E. MosleyRoger E. MosleyRoger Earl Mosley is an American actor best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin on the long running television series, Magnum, P.I., which starred Tom Selleck as the title character.-Early life:...
... Cotton Crown - Brian DennehyBrian DennehyBrian Mannion Dennehy is an American actor of film, stage and screen.-Early years:Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Hannah and Edward Dennehy, who was a wire service editor for the Associated Press; he has two brothers, Michael and Edward. Dennehy is of Irish ancestry and was...
... Dr. D - Geoffrey LewisGeoffrey LewisGeoffrey Lewis is an American character actor.His filmography includes television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent and My Name is Earl, as well as films such as Down in the Valley, alongside Edward Norton, The Butcher, alongside Eric Roberts, Maverick, alongside Mel Gibson, and When...
... Dr. Bill Janowski - Billy Green BushBilly Green BushWilliam Warren Bush is an American actor, sometimes credited as “Billy Greenbush”.Notable movie appearances include Five Easy Pieces , The Culpepper Cattle Company , Electra Glide in Blue , Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore , The River , The Hitcher , Critters , and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final...
... Warden Earl Gulliver - Ed LauterEd LauterEdward Lauter is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous movies and was a stand up comic before getting into acting.Lauter was born in Long Beach, Long Island, New York...
... Jerry Beloit
Won
- Emmy Awards 1979:
- Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special: (Arthur SchmidtArthur SchmidtArthur Schmidt is an American film editor with about 27 film credits between 1977 and 2005. Schmidt has had an extended collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis that extended from Back to the Future to Cast Away .Schmidt is the son of the distinguished film editor Arthur P...
) - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special: (Peter StraussPeter StraussPeter Strauss is an American television and movie actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s.-Personal life:...
) - Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special: (Patrick J. Nolan) & (Michael MannMichael MannMichael Mann is the name of:*Michael Mann , musician and professor of German literature, son of Thomas Mann*Michael Mann , Anglican clergyman...
)
- Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special: (Arthur Schmidt
- American Cinema EditorsAmerican Cinema EditorsFounded in 1950, American Cinema Editors is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing itself. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E...
1980:- Eddie Award - Best Edited Television Special: (Arthur SchmidtArthur SchmidtArthur Schmidt is an American film editor with about 27 film credits between 1977 and 2005. Schmidt has had an extended collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis that extended from Back to the Future to Cast Away .Schmidt is the son of the distinguished film editor Arthur P...
)
- Eddie Award - Best Edited Television Special: (Arthur Schmidt
- Directors Guild of AmericaDirectors Guild of AmericaDirectors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...
1980:- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials for TV/Actuality: (Michael MannMichael MannMichael Mann is the name of:*Michael Mann , musician and professor of German literature, son of Thomas Mann*Michael Mann , Anglican clergyman...
)
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials for TV/Actuality: (Michael Mann