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The Desperate Miles

The Desperate Miles

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Drama   TV Movie
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1975-03-05
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Tony Musante original image
Joe Larkin
Tony Musante
Joanna Pettet original image
Ruth Merrick
Joanna Pettet
Jeanette Nolan original image
Mrs. Larkin
Jeanette Nolan
Lynn Loring original image
Jill
Lynn Loring
John Larch original image
Dr. Bryson
John Larch
Pepe Serna original image
Ruiz
Pepe Serna
Michael Richardson original image
Ted
Michael Richardson
Shelly Novack original image
Lou
Shelly Novack
Richard Reicheg original image
Al
Richard Reicheg
Stacy Keach, Sr. original image
Mr. Rhodes
Stacy Keach, Sr.
John Davis Chandler original image
Truck Driver
John Davis Chandler
Kathy Cronkite original image
Kathy Cronkite
John Elerick original image
John Elerick
Pervis Atkins original image
Jason
Pervis Atkins
Marcus Smith original image
Spaulding
Marcus Smith

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