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.
Peter Strauss
as Larry "Rain" Murphy
Roger E. Mosley
as "Cotton" Crown
Richard Lawson
as R.C. Stiles
Brian Dennehy
as Dr. D
Geoffrey Lewis
as Dr. Bill Jankowski
Billy Green Bush
as Warden Earl Gulliver
Ed Lauter
as Jerry Beliot
Beverly Todd
as Wylene
William Prince
as O.A.U. Chairman
Miguel Piñero
as Rubio
Richard Moll
as Joker Gibb
Edmund Penney
as OAU Official
