The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
104 mins
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Dervis Ward
Detective
Topsy Jane
Audrey
John Brooking
Green (uncredited)
Raymond Dyer
Gordon (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar
Fenton (uncredited)
Peter Kriss
Scott (uncredited)
Dallas Cavell
Lord Jaspers (uncredited)
James Cairncross
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Robert Percival
Tory Politician (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
John Bull
Ronalds (uncredited)
Peter Duguid
Doctor (uncredited)
Brian Hammond
Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
William Ash Hammond
Johnny Smith - Colin's Brother (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Army Officer at Sports Day (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Sports Day Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Borstal Master at Meeting (uncredited)
Anita Oliver
Alice Smith - Colin's Sister (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Borstal Master in Workshop (uncredited)
Doug Robinson
Prison Warder (uncredited)
Robert Vossler
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
John Wilder
Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)
Chris Williams
Ranley Boy (uncredited)
Alan Sillitoe
Screenplay
Alan Sillitoe
Story
Maude Spector
Casting
Ralph W. Brinton
Production Design
Edward Marshall
Art Direction
Sophie Devine
Costume Design
Jimmy Evans
Makeup Artist
Bobbie Smith
Hairdresser
Basil Rayburn
Assistant Director
John Danischewsky
Third Assistant Director
Andrew Mollo
Second Assistant Director
Josie MacAvin
Set Dresser
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Don Challis
Sound Editor
Stephen Dalby
Sound Director
Dave Tracey
Stunts
Robin Webb
Stunts
Tom Buchanan
Boom Operator
John Addison
Music
Antony Gibbs
Editor
Michael Holden
Associate Producer