The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1962-09-20
  • User Rating: 7.162/10 from 139 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Woodfall Film Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Tony Richardson
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Summary

A rebellious youth sentenced to a reformatory for robbing a bakery rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his incarceration lead him to re-evaluate his privileged status as a prized athlete.

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  • 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

  • John Thaw

    as Bosworth

  • Arthur Mullard

    as Chief Borstal Officer

  • Philip Martin

    as Stacy

  • John Brooking

    as Green

  • Raymond Dyer

    as Gordon

  • Anthony Sagar

    as Fenton

  • Peter Kriss

    as Scott

  • Peter Madden

    as Mr Smith

  • Dallas Cavell

    as Lord Jaspers

  • James Cairncross

    as Mr Jones

  • Frank Finlay

    as Booking Office Clerk

  • Robert Percival

    as Tory Politician

  • Ray Austin

    as Craig

  • Derek Fowlds

    as Borstal Inmate

  • Billy Murray

    as Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Writing Alan Sillitoe Screenplay
Directing Tony Richardson Director
Sound Tom Buchanan Boom Operator
Camera Desmond Davis Camera Operator
Camera Walter Lassally Director of Photography
Production Tony Richardson Producer
Editing Antony Gibbs Editor
Sound John Addison Music

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