3 Movies Starring Alec McCowen

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-10-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (5224 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Richardson

Genres:

DramaSport

Cast:

Writer:

Alan Sillitoe (screenplay)

Alan Sillitoe (short story)

Fullplot:

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's 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 the Governor's prize runner.

Frenzy

Frenzy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1972-06-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (28654 Reviews)

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Arthur La Bern (novel)

Anthony Shaffer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

London is terrorised by a vicious sex killer known as the neck tie murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-04-26

Languages:

English, French, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1273 Reviews)

Director:

George Cukor

Cast:

Writer:

Jay Presson Allen (screenplay)

Hugh Wheeler (screenplay)

Graham Greene (novel)

Fullplot:

At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.

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