THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER (1962)

Directed by - Tony Richardson

Written by - Alan Sillitoe

Starring - Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage

"A rebellious boy is sent to a reformatory for robbing a bakery and quickly rises through the ranks of the institution thanks to his skills as a long distance runner. One of the main works of the British New Wave and its angry young man films, Tony Richardson's work is slightly dated but nevertheless retains a lot of its powerful representation of teenage restlessness, embodied once again in a lead character performed by Tom Courtenay, arguably the most iconic leading man of the whole cinematic movement."

Drama, UK