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.
- Year : 1962
- Country : United Kingdom
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : Woodfall Film Productions, British Lion-Columbia Distributors
- Keyword : prison, sports, rebel, based on short story, kitchen sink realism, borstal
- Director : Tony Richardson
- Cast : Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen, James Bolam, Joe Robinson