The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 104 minutes
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Played Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Tom Courtenay
Played Colin Smith
Avis Bunnage
Played Mrs. Smith
Alec McCowen
Played Brown, House Master
James Bolam
Played Mike
Joe Robinson
Played Roach
Dervis Ward
Played Detective
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Played Audrey
Julia Foster
Played Gladys
James Fox
Played Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
John Thaw
Played Bosworth (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
Played Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
Philip Martin
Played Stacy (uncredited)
John Brooking
Played Green (uncredited)
Raymond Dyer
Played Gordon (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar
Played Fenton (uncredited)
Peter Kriss
Played Scott (uncredited)
Peter Madden
Played Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Dallas Cavell
Played Lord Jaspers (uncredited)
James Cairncross
Played Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Frank Finlay
Played Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Percival
Played Tory Politician (uncredited)
Ray Austin
Played Harry Craig (uncredited)
Derek Fowlds
Played Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Billy Murray
Played Borstal Inmate (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Played Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Played Man in Cafe (uncredited)
John Bull
Played Ronalds (uncredited)
Peter Duguid
Played Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Dyer
Played Bit Part (uncredited)
Edward Fox
Played Extra (uncredited)
Brian Hammond
Played Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
William Ash Hammond
Played Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Played Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Played Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Played Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)
Philip Martin
Played Stacy (uncredited)
Anita Oliver
Played Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)
Christopher Parker
Played Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Played Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)
Corin Redgrave
Played Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)
Doug Robinson
Played Prison Warder (uncredited)
Robert Vossler
Played Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
John Wilder
Played Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)
Chris Williams
Played Ranley Boy (uncredited)
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