The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) | |
| Director(s) | Tony Richardson |
| Producer(s) | Michael Holden (associate), Tony Richardson |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Sports |
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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
By Rick29 on Aug 15, 2021 From Classic Film & TV CafeTom 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)
By Beatrice on Aug 5, 2017 From Flickers in TimeThe 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 mor... Read full article
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962, Tony Richardson)
on Oct 21, 2008 From The Stop ButtonDespite 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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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?
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor: I used to be a runner myself, quite a useful one too but a bit of a plodder.
Stacy, Drake House Leader: And always remember, they've got the whip hand.
Colin Smith: Do you know what I'd do if I had the whip hand? I'd get all the coppers, governers, posh whores, army officers and members of parliament and I'd stick them up against this wall and let them have it 'cause that's what they'd like to do to blokes like us.
Stacy, Drake House Leader: You'll learn.
Colin Smith: We'll see.
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