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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962, Sep 20
1h 44m
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Directed by
Tony Richardson
James Fox
Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
Edward Fox
Extra (uncredited)
Tom Courtenay
Colin Smith
Frank Finlay
Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
James Bolam
Mike
Michael Redgrave
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Corin Redgrave
Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)
John Thaw
Bosworth (uncredited)
Julia Foster
Gladys
Billy Murray
Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Derek Fowlds
Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Joe Robinson
Roach
Arthur Mullard
Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
Alec McCowen
Brown, House Master
Peter Madden
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Smith
Jim Brady
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Christopher Parker
Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
Dervis Ward
Detective
Topsy Jane
Audrey
John Brooking
Green (uncredited)
Raymond Dyer
Gordon (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar
Fenton (uncredited)
Peter Kriss
Scott (uncredited)
Dallas Cavell
Lord Jaspers (uncredited)
James Cairncross
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Robert Percival
Tory Politician (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
John Bull
Ronalds (uncredited)
Brian Hammond
Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
William Ash Hammond
Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)
Anita Oliver
Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)
Doug Robinson
Prison Warder (uncredited)
Robert Vossler
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
John Wilder
Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)
Chris Williams
Ranley Boy (uncredited)
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