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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

20 Sep 1962
  • United Kingdom
104 mins
7.222
153 votes
  • Drama
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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.
  • 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)
  • John Thaw

    as Bosworth (uncredited)
  • Arthur Mullard

    as Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)

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