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The LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER
(1962)
List of alternative names
- REBEL WITH A CAUSE
- Copyright date
- 1962
- Production start date
- Not available
- Production end date
- Not available
Production countries
- Great Britain
- Notes
- Some US/Canadian TV outlets changed the title to REBEL WITH A CAUSE.
Library Synopsis
A teenager in Borstal expresses his revolt against society and his sordid upbringing by deliberately losing a cross-country race against a public school. Based on the story by Alan Sillitoe.
Top five credits
- Directed by
- RICHARDSON, Tony
- ©/A Woodfall Film
- Woodfall Film Productions
- Presents/Released through
- Bryanston Films
- Released through
- British Lion Films
- Produced by
- RICHARDSON, Tony
Top five cast
- governor
- REDGRAVE, Michael
- Colin Smith
- COURTENAY, Tom
- Mrs. Smith
- BUNNAGE, Avis
- Brown
- McCOWEN, Alec
- Mike
- BOLAM, James