tt0057578Drama

This Sporting Life

Name: This Sporting Life
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-02-07
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

7.0/ 10

1963

2h 14m

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

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Director

Lindsay Anderson

Writer

David Storey, David Storey

Studios

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast

29 credited

Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely

This Sporting Life

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