The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Movie · 99 min. · United Kingdom
A Borstal boy has nothing going for him except the ability to run. He is selected to compete against a public school and starts a training programme, during which he relives his troubled past and plans how to show his contempt for authority.
Direction Tony Richardson
Cast Tom Courtenay · Michael Redgrave · James Bolam · Avis Bunnage · Alec McCowen · Dervis Ward · Joe Robinson · Julia Foster · Frank Finlay · Topsy Jane · Edward Fox · Peter Madden · John Thaw · James Fox · John Bull
Soundtrack John Addison
Screenplay Alan Sillitoe
Cinematography Walter Lassally
Original title The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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5K votes (FilmAffinity)
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