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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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.

1962 |1h 44m |  Drama

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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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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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Peter Madden

Mr. Smith (uncredited)

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Frank Finlay

Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

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Derek Fowlds

Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

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Billy Murray

Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Man in Cafe (uncredited)

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Edward Fox

Extra (uncredited)

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Christopher Parker

Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

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Corin Redgrave

Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)

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Language

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