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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

★ 7.5Not Rated104 minDirector: Tony Richardson

1962 British film by Tony Richardson

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 screenplay was written by Alan Sillitoe, based on his 1959 short story of the same title, and concerns a rebellious youth who has been sentenced to a borstal for burgling a bakery. He gains privileges in the institution through his prowess as a long-distance runner, but reveries of important events before his incarceration that he has during his solitary runs lead him to re-evaluate his status as the prize athlete of the Governor.

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What is The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner about?
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) — A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy's 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 privi
Is The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.