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:

Drama Sport

Cast:

Michael Redgrave Tom Courtenay Avis Bunnage Alec McCowen

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.

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