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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Title
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (2024)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Year
2024
Catalog
Genre
IMDB
Rating
7.184 from 10 with total 117 votes
Premiere
1962-09-20
Runtime
104 minutes
Description
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.
Cast

Michael Redgrave character Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor

Tom Courtenay character Colin Smith

Avis Bunnage character Mrs. Smith

Alec McCowen character Brown, House Master

James Bolam character Mike

Joe Robinson character Roach

Dervis Ward character Detective

Topsy Jane character Audrey

Julia Foster character Gladys

James Fox character Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner

John Thaw character Bosworth

Arthur Mullard character Chief Borstal Officer

Philip Martin character Stacy

John Brooking character Green

Raymond Dyer character Gordon

Anthony Sagar character Fenton

Peter Kriss character Scott

Peter Madden character Mr Smith

Dallas Cavell character Lord Jaspers

James Cairncross character Mr Jones

Frank Finlay character Booking Office Clerk

Robert Percival character Tory Politician

Ray Austin character Craig

Derek Fowlds character Borstal Inmate

Billy Murray character Borstal Inmate (uncredited)