The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
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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.
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Personal TransformationEscape AttemptsPrison LifeMoral DilemmasYouth RebellionUnfair Justice SystemRediscovery Of Self-WorthBetrayal By PeersRedemption Through Running








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Directed by: Tony Richardson, Basil Rayburn, John Danischewsky
Produced by: Tony Richardson, Michael Holden
Cast

Michael Redgrave
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor

Tom Courtenay
Colin Smith

Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Smith

Alec McCowen
Brown, House Master

James Bolam
Mike

Joe Robinson
Roach

Julia Foster
Gladys

James Fox
Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

John Thaw
Bosworth (uncredited)

Arthur Mullard
Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
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