The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner backdrop
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster
Trailer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
7.2
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1h 44m
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1962
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Released
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.

Cast
Michael Redgrave poster
Michael Redgrave
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Tom Courtenay poster
Tom Courtenay
Colin Smith
Avis Bunnage poster
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Smith
Alec McCowen poster
Alec McCowen
Brown, House Master
James Bolam poster
James Bolam
Mike
Joe Robinson poster
Joe Robinson
Roach
Dervis Ward poster
Dervis Ward
Detective
Topsy Jane poster
Topsy Jane
Audrey
Julia Foster poster
Julia Foster
Gladys
James Fox poster
James Fox
Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
John Thaw poster
John Thaw
Bosworth (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard poster
Arthur Mullard
Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
Philip Martin poster
Philip Martin
Stacy (uncredited)
John Brooking poster
John Brooking
Green (uncredited)
Raymond Dyer poster
Raymond Dyer
Gordon (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar poster
Anthony Sagar
Fenton (uncredited)
Peter Kriss poster
Peter Kriss
Scott (uncredited)
Peter Madden poster
Peter Madden
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Dallas Cavell poster
Dallas Cavell
Lord Jaspers (uncredited)
James Cairncross poster
James Cairncross
Mr. Jones (uncredited)

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