The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

3.6

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

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor

Tom Courtenay

Avis Bunnage

Alec McCowen

Brown, House Master

James Bolam

Joe Robinson

Julia Foster

James Fox

Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)

John Thaw

Bosworth (uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)

Stacy (uncredited)

Green (uncredited)

Gordon (uncredited)

Fenton (uncredited)

Scott (uncredited)

Peter Madden

Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Lord Jaspers (uncredited)

James Cairncross

Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Frank Finlay

Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

Robert Percival

Tory Politician (uncredited)

Ray Austin

Harry Craig (uncredited)

Derek Fowlds

Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

Billy Murray

Borstal Inmate (uncredited)

Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

Jim Brady

Man in Cafe (uncredited)

Ronalds (uncredited)

Doctor (uncredited)

Charles Dyer

Bit Part (uncredited)

Edward Fox

Extra (uncredited)

Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

William Ash Hammond

Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

Victor Harrington

Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)

Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)

Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)

Philip Martin

Stacy (uncredited)

Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)

Christopher Parker

Christopher Parker

Bill Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)

Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)

Corin Redgrave

Spectator at Sports Day (uncredited)

Prison Warder (uncredited)

Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)

Ranley Boy (uncredited)