The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) |
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| Director(s) | Tony Richardson |
| Producer(s) | Tony Richardson, Michael Holden |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Sports |
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Released
1962
Michael Redgrave
(as Ruxton Towers Reformat...)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Released
1962
Tom Courtenay
(as Colin Smith)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Released
1962
Alec McCowen
(as Brown, House Master)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Released
1962
James Fox
(as Willy Gunthorpe)
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) was a Drama - Sports Film directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Tony Richardson and Michael Holden.
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Tom Courtenay as Colin Smith."Running was always a big thing in our family, specially running away from the police. It's hard to understand. All I know is that you've got to run, running without knowing why, through fields and woods. And the winning post's no end, even though the barmy crowds might ... Read full article
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Directed by Tony Richardson Written by Alan Sillitoe based on his short story 1962/UK Woodfall Film Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This was the era of Angry Young Men films in Britain. So far, I have mostly found the alienated youth to be mo... Read full article
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962, Tony Richardson)
Despite its title, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner doesn’t really concern itself with loneliness and the only long distance running is secondary in the narrative. The film’s really something of a social piece, made rather conspicuous in the third act, with the comparison betwe... Read full article
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Quotes:
Colin Smith: Smith.
Chief Borstal Officer: Say "sir" when you answer the Governor.
Colin Smith: [insolently] Sir Smith.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: That won't get you far here, lad.
Colin Smith: Got over the wall of this baker's yard, broke into his office.
Brown, House Master: Hmm, I think you can do a bit better than this, Smith, um, surely your nerves were on edge weren't they, you felt afraid?
Colin Smith: If I felt afraid I wouldn't have broken in, would I?
Mr. Jones: Right sir.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: He can run.
Mr. Jones: He's not bad sir.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: He might be useful to us, we better keep an eye on him.