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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

71.42 %|Sep 20, 1962|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Tony Richardson
Director
Alan Sillitoe
Screenplay
Tom Buchanan
Boom Operator
Desmond Davis
Camera Operator
John Addison
Music
Tony Richardson
Producer
Walter Lassally
Director of Photography
Antony Gibbs
Editor

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Cast

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Michael Redgrave
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
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Tom Courtenay
Colin Smith
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Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Smith
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Alec McCowen
Brown, House Master
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Dervis Ward
Detective
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James Fox
Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner
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John Thaw
Bosworth
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Arthur Mullard
Chief Borstal Officer
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Peter Madden
Mr Smith
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Dallas Cavell
Lord Jaspers
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Frank Finlay
Booking Office Clerk
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Robert Percival
Tory Politician
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Derek Fowlds
Borstal Inmate
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Billy Murray
Borstal Inmate (uncredited)