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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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Movie Info
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Director -
Tony Richardson -
Producer -
Tony Richardson -
Screenwriter -
Alan Sillitoe , Alan Sillitoe -
Distributor -
Continental Distributing Inc. -
Production Co -
Bryanston Films Ltd. , British Lion Film Corporation , Woodfall Film Productions -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 8, 1962, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 19, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 43m