The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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.

Keywords

  • Escape to the 60's
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Sport & Cinema

Actors

  • Michael Redgrave
  • Tom Courtenay
  • Avis Bunnage
  • Alec McCowen
  • James Bolam

Director

  • Tony Richardson

Drama

1h 44min

-10

EN

FR

United Kingdom
1962
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.

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 & Crew