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1962 |
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DRAMA
RITES-OF-PASSAGE
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| Length: |
104 |
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A Borstal boy (Tom Courtenay) with a talent for long-distance running rebels against the system.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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| A landmark British film, thanks to Tom Courtenay's astonishing screen debut. The class conflict and authoritarian system are drawn very crudely, however; it is Courtenay's mesmerising performance rather than anything in the script which makes us care about him. |
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, Michael Redgrave, James Fox