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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)
James Bolam
Mike
Edward Fox
Extra (uncredited)
Billy Murray
Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Tom Courtenay
Colin Smith
Jim Brady
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Frank Finlay
Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
Julia Foster
Gladys
Michael Redgrave
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
John Thaw
Bosworth (uncredited)
Derek Fowlds
Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Alec McCowen
Brown, House Master
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Smith
James Cairncross
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Corin Redgrave
Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
Joe Robinson
Roach
Anthony Sagar
Fenton (uncredited)
Topsy Jane
Audrey
Dallas Cavell
Lord Jaspers (uncredited)
Dervis Ward
Detective
Ernest Blyth
Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Peter Madden
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Peter Kriss
Scott (uncredited)
Christopher Parker
Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
John Brooking
Green (uncredited)
Raymond Dyer
Gordon (uncredited)
Robert Percival
Tory Politician (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)
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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