Directed by:
Tony RichardsonScreenplay:
Alan SillitoeCinematography:
Walter LassallyComposer:
John AddisonCast:
Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Joe Robinson, Alec McCowen, James Bolam, James Fox, Frank Finlay, John Thaw, Ray Austin, Peter Madden, Charles DyerVOD (1)
Plots(1)
"Running has always been a big thing in our family. Especially from the police." So says taut-jawed, wary-eyed Colin, a promising distance runner. But he's not one of the burnished lads who gave all for England in Chariots of Fire. For working-class reform school inmate Colin, the opposition isn't another runner. It's the Establishment. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Tom Courtenay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054991_c88d7a.jpg)
Tom Courtenay
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Dresser (1983)
King Rat (1965)
![Michael Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505326_dbf968.jpg)
Michael Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The Browning Version (1951)
![Joe Robinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906651_040e08.jpg)
Joe Robinson
UK
Best movies:
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Barabbas (1961)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
![Alec McCowen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/263/158263825_f2b4f0.jpg)
Alec McCowen
UK
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
![James Bolam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739559_b47a98.jpg)
James Bolam
UK
Best movies:
The Plague Dogs (1982)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
The Island on Bird Street (1997)
![James Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269423_5b9ca1.jpg)
James Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Pavlova: A Woman for All Time (1983)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
![Frank Finlay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342916_e4a1ea.jpg)
Frank Finlay
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Longest Day (1962)
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
![John Thaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280951_5ab2e2.jpg)
John Thaw
UK
Best movies:
Chaplin (1992)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Ray Austin
UK
Best movies:
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
![Peter Madden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/439/160439278_1c3ea6.gif)
Peter Madden
Malaysia
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Charles Dyer
UK
Best movies:
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
The Pickwick Papers (1952)