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The Desperate Miles (1975)
TV Movie | 90 min | Drama

The Desperate Miles (1975)

TV Movie | 90 min | Drama

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

Daniel Haller

Writers

Joel Rogosin | Arthur A. Ross (screenplay) (story)

Producers

Robert Greenwald | Frank von Zerneck

Composer

Robert Prince

Cinematographer

Jack Woolf

Editors

Chuck McClelland | Howard Terrill

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Updated Mar 5, 1975

Release date

Mar 5, 1975 (United States)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Tony Musante Joe Larkin Joe Larkin See fewer	The Incident (1967)
Joanna Pettet Ruth Merrick Ruth Merrick See fewer	Casino Royale (1967)
Jeanette Nolan Mrs. Larkin Mrs. Larkin See fewer	The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Lynn Loring Jill Jill See fewer	Mr. Mom (1983)
John Larch Dr. Bryson Dr. Bryson See fewer	Dirty Harry (1971)
Pepe Serna Ruiz Ruiz See fewer	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Michael Richardson Ted Ted See fewer	Airport '77 (1977)
Shelly Novack Lou Lou See fewer	Airport (1970)
Richard Reicheg Al Al See fewer	Nashville (1975)
Stacy Keach Sr. Mr. Rhodes Mr. Rhodes See fewer	Pet Sematary (1989)
John Davis Chandler Truck driver Truck driver See fewer	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
John Elerick Actor Actor See fewer	Earthquake (1974)
Kathy Cronkite Actress Actress See fewer	Network (1976)
Pervis Atkins Jason Jason See fewer	The Longest Yard (1974)
Melissa Greene Doris Jan Doris Jan See fewer	The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Marcus Smith Spaulding Spaulding See fewer	The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
James Worth Patient in Hospital (uncredited) Patient in Hospital (uncredited) See fewer	Coming Home (1978)