DramaTV Movie
Watch The Desperate Miles (1975) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb March 5, 1975 1h 30m
A disabled Vietnam vet sets out to prove that disabled people don't have to be helpless by starting a 180-mile trip in a wheelchair. On the way he finds his life is endangered by a deranged truck driver.
Director
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
March 5, 1975
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Tony Musante
as Joe Larkin
Joanna Pettet
as Ruth Merrick
Jeanette Nolan
as Mrs. Larkin
Lynn Loring
as Jill
John Larch
as Dr. Bryson
Pepe Serna
as Ruiz
No photo
Michael Richardson
as Ted
Shelly Novack
as Lou
No photo
Richard Reicheg
as Al
Stacy Keach, Sr.
as Mr. Rhodes
John Davis Chandler
as Truck Driver
Kathy Cronkite
John Elerick
Pervis Atkins
as Jason
No photo
Marcus Smith
as Spaulding
Production Companies
Universal Television
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