Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to playBritish icon Tom Courtenay plays Colin a defiant teenager who refuses to settle into a job at the factory where his father worked Caught for petty thieving he is sent to borstal There he discovers his talent for cross-country running and the governor (Michael Redgrave Dead of Night) gives him the chance to redeem himself in a race against a local public schoolWoodfall Film Productions the independent company led by director Tony Richardson and writer John Osbourne created this passionate and explosive tale of rebellion which was praised for Richardson&39;s iconic cinematic style triumphantly contrasting the gritty reality of life in a northern town with the escapism of Colin&39;s country runs This British New Wave classic propelled Tom Courtney to fame and won him a BAFTA for Best NewcomerSpecial featuresCommentary by film historian Robert Murphy with lead actor Tom Courtenay and writer Alan SillitoeVideo essay by cinematographer Walter LassallyMomma Don t Allow ( Tony Richardson 1956 22 mins) Free Cinema documentary shot by Walter Lassally