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Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The: BFI Top 100

certificate 12 Certificate
1960 (DVD: 23/03/09)
B&W
UK
Subtitles: Optional subtitles for the hearing-impaired.
Published/distributed by BFI
ISBN/EAN: 5035673007853
Ratio 1.78:1
Region 2
Price: £10.99
(Including VAT at 17.5%)
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Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The: BFI Top 100 
Richardson, Tony
Colin (Tom Courtenay) is a defiant teenager who rebels against the system, refusing to follow his dying father into a factory job, railing against the capitalist bosses and preferring to make a living from petty thieving.
Sent to borstal, Colin discovers his talent for cross-country running. The borstal governor (Michael Redgrave) offers him the chance to redeem himself in a race against a local public school, and tensions build as the day approaches.
Following the huge success of Karel Reiszs Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Alan Sillitoe here adapted another of his works for the screen. Newcomer Tom Courtenay is compelling as the sullen, disillusioned delinquent in the British New Wave classic, a passionate, explosive tale of rebellion.


Extras
* Commentary by film historian Robert Murphy, with lead actor Tom Courtenay and writer Alan Sillitoe.
* Video essay by cinematographer Walter Lassally.
* Illustrated booklet including essays and biographies.
* Momma Dont Allow (1956), Tony Richardsons Free Cinema documentary shot by Walter Lassally.
* Feature presented with dual mono PCM audio (48k/16-bit), extras Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps)
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