The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (Blu-ray)
A British New Wave classic, a passionate, explosive tale of rebellion with then newcomer, Tom Courtenay as a sullen, disillusioned delinquent. Directed by Tony Richardson from the Alan Sillitoe novel.
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 Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Alan Sillitoe here adapted another of his own novels for the screen. Newcomer Tom Courtenay is totally compelling as the sullen, disillusioned delinquent in this British New Wave classic, a passionate, explosive tale of rebellion.
Region B Blu-ray : Australian compatible
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Commentary by film historian Robert Murphy, with actor Tom Courtenay and author Alan Sillitoe.
- Video essay by cinematographer Walter Lassally.
- Momma Don't Allow (Tony Richardson, 1956, 22 mins): Free Cinema documenary shot by Walter Lassally.
- Region B Blu-ray : Australian compatible.