The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Drama
Release Date
September 20, 1962
Duration
104 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Michael Redgrave
Colin Smith
Tom Courtenay
Mrs. Smith
Avis Bunnage
Brown, House Master
Alec McCowen
Mike
James Bolam
Roach
Joe Robinson
Detective
Dervis Ward
Audrey
Topsy Jane
Gladys
Julia Foster
Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
James Fox
Bosworth (uncredited)
John Thaw
Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
Stacy (uncredited)
Philip Martin
Green (uncredited)
John Brooking
Gordon (uncredited)
Raymond Dyer
Fenton (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar
Scott (uncredited)
Peter Kriss
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Peter Madden
Lord Jaspers (uncredited)
Dallas Cavell
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
James Cairncross
Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
Frank Finlay
Tory Politician (uncredited)
Robert Percival
Harry Craig (uncredited)
Ray Austin
Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Derek Fowlds
Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Billy Murray
Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Ronalds (uncredited)
John Bull
Doctor (uncredited)
Peter Duguid
Bit Part (uncredited)
Charles Dyer
Extra (uncredited)
Edward Fox
Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
Brian Hammond
Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
William Ash Hammond
Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Stacy (uncredited)
Philip Martin
Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)
Anita Oliver
Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
Christopher Parker
Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)
Corin Redgrave
Prison Warder (uncredited)
Doug Robinson
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Vossler
Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)
John Wilder
Ranley Boy (uncredited)
Chris Williams
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