26 Apr 1996
Sunset Park
A school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Top Billed 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
James Fox Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited)
John Thaw Bosworth (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard Chief Borstal Officer (uncredited)
John Brooking Green (uncredited)
Raymond Dyer Gordon (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar Fenton (uncredited)
Peter Kriss Scott (uncredited)
Peter Madden Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Dallas Cavell Lord Jaspers (uncredited)
James Cairncross Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Frank Finlay Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
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