The Desperate Miles(1975)
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.
Movie: The Desperate Miles
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Joe Larkin
Ruth Merrick
Mrs. Larkin
Jill
Dr. Bryson
Ruiz
Lou
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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.
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1975-03-05
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