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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner( 1962)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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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      James Bolam

      Mike

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      Joe Robinson

      Roach

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      Dervis Ward

      Detective

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      Topsy Jane

      Audrey

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      Julia Foster

      Gladys

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      James Fox

      Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

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      John Thaw

      Bosworth (uncredited)

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      Arthur Mullard

      Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)

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      Philip Martin

      Stacy (uncredited)

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      John Brooking

      Green (uncredited)

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      Raymond Dyer

      Gordon (uncredited)

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      Anthony Sagar

      Fenton (uncredited)

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      Peter Kriss

      Scott (uncredited)

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      Peter Madden

      Mr. Smith (uncredited)

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      Dallas Cavell

      Lord Jaspers (uncredited)

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      James Cairncross

      Mr. Jones (uncredited)

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      Frank Finlay

      Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

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      Robert Percival

      Tory Politician (uncredited)

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      Ray Austin

      Harry Craig (uncredited)

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      Derek Fowlds

      Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

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      Billy Murray

      Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

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      Ernest Blyth

      Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

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      Jim Brady

      Man in Cafe (uncredited)

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      John Bull

      Ronalds (uncredited)

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      Peter Duguid

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Charles Dyer

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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      Edward Fox

      Extra (uncredited)

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      Brian Hammond

      Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

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      William Ash Hammond

      Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

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      Victor Harrington

      Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

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      Aileen Lewis

      Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)

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      Fred Machon

      Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)

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      Philip Martin

      Stacy (uncredited)

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      Anita Oliver

      Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)

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      Christopher Parker

      Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

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      Joe Phelps

      Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)

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      Corin Redgrave

      Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)

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      Doug Robinson

      Prison Warder (uncredited)

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      Robert Vossler

      Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

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      John Wilder

      Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)

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      Chris Williams

      Ranley Boy (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • prison
    • sports
    • rebel
    • based on short story
    • kitchen sink realism
    • borstal