The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) ( Rebel with a Cause ) ( Tony Richardson's The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner )

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Rebel with a Cause
Alternate Title: Tony Richardson's The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1962 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Tony Richardson

Written By:
Alan Sillitoe

Actors:
Michael Redgrave ..... Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Tom Courtenay ..... Colin Smith
Avis Bunnage ..... Mrs. Smith
Alec McCowen ..... Brown
James Bolam ..... Mike
Joe Robinson ..... Roach
Dervis Ward ..... Detective
Topsy Jane ..... Audrey
Julia Foster ..... Gladys

Synopsis:

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 privileged status as the Governor's prize runner. The drudgery of post-war Britain was a rich breeding ground for angry young film makers. Out of this came the movement known as "Kitchen Sink Dramas"

When he is caught by the police for robbing a bakery, Colin Smith is sentenced to be confined in Ruxton Towers, a borstal (prison school) for delinquent youths. Taken there in handcuffs and detained in bleak and highly restrictive circumstances, he seeks solace in long-distance running, attracting the notice of the school's authorities for his physical prowess. Long-distance running offers Smith a welcome distraction from the brutal drudgery of the Borstal regime and he is offered the prospect of early release from Borstal, if he wins in an important cross-country competition against a prestigious public school. For Ruxton Towers to win the cross-country race would be a major PR boost for the establishment, and Smith has an obvious incentive to cooperate.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 29 July, 2012.

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