The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

104 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 1962

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.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

104 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Woodfall Film Productions, British Lion-Columbia Distributors
Original title The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Directors Tony Richardson
Writers Alan Sillitoe

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

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)