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Plot. [] When he is caught by the police for robbing a bakery, Smith is sentenced to be confined in Ruxton Towers in Essex, a Borstal (young offenders institution) for delinquent youths. He seeks solace in long-distance running, attracting the notice of the school's authorities for his physical prowess.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a 1962 British coming-of-age film directed by Tony Richardson, one of the new young directors emerging from the English Stage Company at the Royal Court.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner: Directed by Tony Richardson. With Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen. A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.
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Fleet-footed Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) is a rebellious teenager in the poverty-stricken town of Nottingham, in northern England, who enjoys running as an...
A film about a rebellious young thief who becomes a runner in a boy's reformatory and faces a dilemma in a marathon race. The plot reveals his background, his relationship with the Governor, and his decision to run or not to run.
A British New Wave film about a borstal boy who runs against public-school rivals in a cross-country race. The film explores class tensions, social change and the lack of faith in it, with Tom Courtenay and Michael Redgrave in the lead roles.
