About
A rebellious youth sentenced to a reformatory for robbing a bakery rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his incarceration lead him to re-evaluate his privileged status as a prized athlete.
Cast
Michael Redgrave
Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor
Tom Courtenay
Colin Smith
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Smith
Alec McCowen
Brown, House Master
James Bolam
Mike
Joe Robinson
Roach
Dervis Ward
Detective
Topsy Jane
Audrey
Julia Foster
Gladys
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Lists
#52 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
#61 on Top 100 British films BFI
#954 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright