The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

  • Director: Tony Richardson
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 8, 1962
  • Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
  • Aspect ratio: 1.66 : 1
  • Also known as: Die Einsamkeit des Langstreckenläufers
  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a feature film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Red Redgrave and Tom Courtenay.
    The film tells the story of a juvenile delinquent who was dissatisfied with society when he recalled various misfortunes he had encountered in the long-distance running training.

    Details

    • Release date October 8, 1962
    • Filming locations Riddlesdown Quarry, Whyteleafe, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies Woodfall Film Productions

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    • By Anabel 2022-12-31 07:40:26

      Lonely like a runner

      Running has always been the highlight of my life, especially running against the police. Running is incomprehensible. I only know that I have to keep running, without asking why, running across fields and woods, and the finish line is far away. This is the loneliness of long-distance runners. ——Opening monologue

      1. Outline the

      bad boy Smith, who is idle and cynical all day long, haunted by the death of his father, resentful of his mother, hostile to the indifferent...

    • By Darius 2022-11-20 11:56:28

      please give me an exit

          I ran a half marathon for the first time in my life in May this year. I am a rookie in the horse racing world. Because I am a sports scumbag, I only dared to challenge the half marathon after training for nearly a year. I have never run such a long distance before the race. keep on. The beauty of long-distance running can only be experienced by the runners themselves, especially when running alone, you will experience various feelings, very psychedelic, and recall childhood, relatives,...

    • By Sophia 2022-11-01 19:05:33

      please give me an exit

          I ran a half marathon for the first time in my life in May this year. I am a rookie in the horse racing world. Because I am a sports scumbag, I only dared to challenge the half marathon after training for nearly a year. I have never run such a long distance before the race. keep on. The beauty of long-distance running can only be experienced by the runners themselves, especially when running alone, you will experience various feelings, very psychedelic, and recall childhood, relatives,...

    • By Mariela 2022-10-16 08:16:25

      Neglected British Movies of the Sixties

      When it comes to the 1960s, one thinks of the French New Wave, the New German film, and the budding independent films in the United States, but
      always ignores British films . There are really not many catchy genres and schools, but after a closer look at Richardson's film, it is truly a masterpiece . Most of the films of that era involved politics and reality. Telling stories from the perspective of teenagers is not like Vigo's "Zero Score", which is only limited to appearances. This...

    • By Stephan 2022-07-07 20:41:27

      "The Loneliness of the Good Runner"

      "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" Richardson I actually saw the New Wave in a British movie, which really surprised me, so I googled the British New Wave and found that the director was the first of the British New Wave. Their new wave is basically the theme of "angry youth". The root of the anger comes from the social problems with serious national hierarchies. Most of them expounded the "pleasure" and "confrontation" in the consciousness of the youth at that time. The film is...

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    • By Dorcas 2023-09-19 13:11:05

      The so-called masterpiece of the Angry School... The editing is very beautiful, and I don't think about anything...

    • By Kobe 2023-09-10 18:06:07

      The narrative is lively, the ending is powerful, and it is a masterpiece of film history that connects the previous and the...

    • By Marcellus 2023-09-06 14:50:43

      rebellious...

    • By Orion 2023-07-23 21:16:51

      The film explores the rebellious psychology of young people with the method of stream of consciousness. The theme is deep, but the entertainment is not strong. The main actors have excellent performances. It is one of the most representative works in the British "freedom...

    • By Jaron 2023-06-24 02:35:28

      In the end, he proved that he could escape the prison of poverty, but he did not choose to do so. It smells like a new...

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    This film is one of the representative masterpieces of the British "Angry School". Director Tony Richardson explores the rebellious psychology of young people with the method of stream of consciousness. The theme is profound, but the entertainment is not strong. Tom Cowdenley, Michael Shegraf, and James Boland have more delicate performances in the film, and are good at expressing the psychological activities of the characters through...
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    Movie quotes

    • Brown, House Master: Well, you're a new boy in here, aren't you, Smith?

      Colin Smith: Yeah.

      Brown, House Master: Yeah. So am I. Two new boys in here, in a matter of speaking. Perhaps we can help one another.

    • [first lines]

      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 be cheering themselves daft. That's what the loneliness of a long distance runner feels like.

    • Colin Smith: Look, I'm nobody's favorite.