The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

ALL 09/20/1962 (en) Drama 104 Min
  • Release
    09/20/1962
  • Production
    Woodfall Film Productions, British Lion-Columbia Distributors
  • Rotten tomato
    72%
  • Original title
    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Tony Richardson

    Director

  2. Antony Gibbs

    Editor

  3. Tony Richardson

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Michael Redgrave

    Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor

  2. Tom Courtenay

    Colin Smith

  3. Avis Bunnage

    Mrs. Smith

  4. Alec McCowen

    Brown, House Master

  5. James Bolam

    Mike

  6. Joe Robinson

    Roach

  7. Dervis Ward

    Detective

  8. Topsy Jane

    Audrey

  9. Julia Foster

    Gladys

  10. James Fox

    Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

  11. John Thaw

    Bosworth (uncredited)

  12. Arthur Mullard

    Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)

  13. Philip Martin

    Stacy (uncredited)

  14. John Brooking

    Green (uncredited)

  15. Raymond Dyer

    Gordon (uncredited)

  16. Anthony Sagar

    Fenton (uncredited)

  17. Peter Kriss

    Scott (uncredited)

  18. Peter Madden

    Mr. Smith (uncredited)

  19. Dallas Cavell

    Lord Jaspers (uncredited)

  20. James Cairncross

    Mr. Jones (uncredited)

  21. Frank Finlay

    Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

  22. Robert Percival

    Tory Politician (uncredited)

  23. Ray Austin

    Harry Craig (uncredited)

  24. Derek Fowlds

    Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

  25. Billy Murray

    Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

  26. Ernest Blyth

    Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

  27. Jim Brady

    Man in Cafe (uncredited)

  28. John Bull

    Ronalds (uncredited)

  29. Peter Duguid

    Doctor (uncredited)

  30. Charles Dyer

    Bit Part (uncredited)

  31. Edward Fox

    Extra (uncredited)

  32. Brian Hammond

    Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

  33. William Ash Hammond

    Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

  34. Victor Harrington

    Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

  35. Aileen Lewis

    Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)

  36. Fred Machon

    Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)

  37. Philip Martin

    Stacy (uncredited)

  38. Anita Oliver

    Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)

  39. Christopher Parker

    Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

  40. Joe Phelps

    Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)

  41. Corin Redgrave

    Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)

  42. Doug Robinson

    Prison Warder (uncredited)

  43. Robert Vossler

    Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

  44. John Wilder

    Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)

  45. Chris Williams

    Ranley Boy (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 45 , Crews : 25

Keyword

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) 104 Min

ALL 09/20/1962 (en)
Drama
  • Release 09/20/1962
  • Production
    Woodfall Film Productions, British Lion-Columbia Distributors
  • Original title The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Tony Richardson

    Director

  2. Alan Sillitoe

    Story

  3. Antony Gibbs

    Editor

  4. Tony Richardson

    Producer