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.
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Writers
- Alan Sillitoe
Themesbased on short storyborstalkitchen sink realismprisonrebel
