The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1962-09-20
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 146 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Woodfall Film Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Tony Richardson
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Summary

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.

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  • Michael Redgrave

    as Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor

  • Tom Courtenay

    as Colin Smith

  • Avis Bunnage

    as Mrs. Smith

  • Alec McCowen

    as Brown, House Master

  • James Bolam

    as Mike

  • Joe Robinson

    as Roach

  • Dervis Ward

    as Detective

  • Topsy Jane

    as Audrey

  • Julia Foster

    as Gladys

  • James Fox

    as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

  • John Thaw

    as Bosworth (uncredited)

  • Arthur Mullard

    as Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)

  • Philip Martin

    as Stacy (uncredited)

  • John Brooking

    as Green (uncredited)

  • Raymond Dyer

    as Gordon (uncredited)

  • Anthony Sagar

    as Fenton (uncredited)

  • Peter Kriss

    as Scott (uncredited)

  • Peter Madden

    as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

  • Dallas Cavell

    as Lord Jaspers (uncredited)

  • James Cairncross

    as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

  • Frank Finlay

    as Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

  • Robert Percival

    as Tory Politician (uncredited)

  • Ray Austin

    as Harry Craig (uncredited)

  • Derek Fowlds

    as Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

  • Billy Murray

    as Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

  • Ernest Blyth

    as Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

  • Jim Brady

    as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

  • John Bull

    as Ronalds (uncredited)

  • Peter Duguid

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Charles Dyer

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Edward Fox

    as Extra (uncredited)

  • Brian Hammond

    as Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

  • William Ash Hammond

    as Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

  • Victor Harrington

    as Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

  • Aileen Lewis

    as Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)

  • Fred Machon

    as Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)

  • Philip Martin

    as Stacy (uncredited)

  • Anita Oliver

    as Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)

  • Christopher Parker

    as Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

  • Joe Phelps

    as Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)

  • Corin Redgrave

    as Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)

  • Doug Robinson

    as Prison Warder (uncredited)

  • Robert Vossler

    as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

  • John Wilder

    as Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)

  • Chris Williams

    as Ranley Boy (uncredited)
Directing Tony Richardson Director
Writing Alan Sillitoe Screenplay
Writing Alan Sillitoe Story
Production Maude Spector Casting
Art Ralph W. Brinton Production Design
Art Edward Marshall Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Sophie Devine Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Jimmy Evans Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Bobbie Smith Hairdresser
Directing Basil Rayburn Assistant Director
Directing John Danischewsky Third Assistant Director
Directing Andrew Mollo Second Assistant Director
Art Josie MacAvin Set Dresser
Sound Norman Bolland Sound Recordist
Sound Don Challis Sound Editor
Sound Stephen Dalby Sound Director
Crew Dave Tracey Stunts
Crew Robin Webb Stunts
Camera Desmond Davis Camera Operator
Sound Tom Buchanan Boom Operator
Camera Desmond Davis Camera Operator
Production Tony Richardson Producer
Sound John Addison Music
Camera Walter Lassally Director of Photography
Editing Antony Gibbs Editor

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