The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

September. 21,1962      NR
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Michael Redgrave as  Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Tom Courtenay as  Colin Smith
Avis Bunnage as  Mrs. Smith
Alec McCowen as  Brown, House Master
James Bolam as  Mike
Joe Robinson as  Roach
Julia Foster as  Gladys
James Fox as  Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner
John Thaw as  Bosworth
Arthur Mullard as  Chief Borstal Officer

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