The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Drama | 1962-09-20 | United Kingdom

7.2 / 10

104 min.

A rebellious youth sentenced to a 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 a prized athlete.