Monday, September 23, 2024

THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER (1962)

 




















Directed by: Tony Richardson
Based on the short story by: Alan Sillitoe
Starring: Michael RedgraveTom CourtenayAvis BunnageAlec McCowenJames BolamJoe RobinsonDervis WardTopsy JaneJulia FosterRay AustinJames CairncrossCharles DyerFrank FinlayDerek FowldsJames FoxPeter MaddenPhilip MartinArthur MullardRobert PercivalDoug RobinsonAnthony SagarJohn Thaw

104 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's 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 the Governor's prize runner.

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