The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962A 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.
Acted in
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)