• Film ID:
  • 3118
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=104 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER (1962)
Cast
Tom Courtenay. Michael Redgrave. James Bolam.
Director(s)
Tony Richardson.
Categories
Classics. Drama. Kitchen Sink. Recommended. BFI Top 100 British Movies.
Review
A Borstal boy has nothing going for him bar his ability to run. When selected to run against a public school he begins a rigorous training programme whilst reliving his troubled past and planning his confrontation with authority. One of the classic early '60s working class dramas. To be seen.
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