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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Name: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Director: Tony Richardson
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen, James Bolam

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

1962 · Directed by Tony Richardson · 104 min · Drama · 11 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Alan Sillitoe
Cinematography: Walter Lassally
Edited by: Antony Gibbs
Production design: Ralph W. Brinton
Produced by: Tony Richardson

Cast

Michael Redgrave as Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Tom Courtenay as Colin Smith
Avis Bunnage as Mrs. Smith
Alec McCowen as Brown, House Master
James Bolam as Mike
Joe Robinson as Roach
Dervis Ward as Detective
Topsy Jane as Audrey
Julia Foster as Gladys
James Fox as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

Production

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studios: Woodfall Film Productions
Themes: prison, sports, rebel, based on short story, kitchen sink realism, borstal

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