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Film · 1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Directed by Tony Richardson · starring Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay and Alec McCowen

  • 1 h 44 min
  • 12
  • Drama · Sports
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 21 September 1962
  • 7.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.7 Users2 votes
  • 8.0 Critics1 review
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Synopsis

A lower-class young rebel named Colin Smith is convicted along with his friend Mike for shoplifting and petty crimes having to serve a sentence in a reformatory. The director of the reformatory is interested in his case and impresses him with his athletic abilities. He get his confidence and gives him the opportunity to do a race against local public school, but the road will not have it easy because he has to decide between life that give him his reformatory or not collaborate, as he has always done, and remaining the same subversive young. A 1962 sports drama directed by Tony Richardson and starring by Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay and Avis Bunnage. Producted by Woodfall Film Productions.

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The essentials

Runtime
104 min1 hour and 44 minutes
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner?
1 hour and 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 21 September 1962.
Who directed The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner?
Tony Richardson.
Who is in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner?
It stars Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Alec McCowen and Frank Finlay.
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Cast

Full cast (8)
Director
Tony Richardson
Producers
Tony Richardson

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7.7 2 votes

What the critics say 8.0, from one outlet

  • 8.0 EmpirePatrick Peters It's provocative and enjoyable, but not a classic. Read

Soundtrack

All 6 songs
  1. JerusalemSung the lads in the audience at the close of the concert scene Spotify
  2. Guitar Music in DormitoryBill Bramwell
  3. Life of LuxuryKurt Schick
  4. Rhona Roy Dresses (TV Advertisement)Johnny Johnston

Trivia

  • The British heavy metal group Iron Maiden adapted the story into a song entitled "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner". The song is featured on the album "Somewhere in Time" (1986).

  • Tom Courtenay film's debut.

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