This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

Drama · 1963 · 2h 14m

Movie

7.0/10 · TMDB

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

Overview

In early 1960s Northern England, 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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Cast & crew

Richard HarrisFrank Machin
Rachel RobertsMrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan BadelGerald Weaver
William Hartnell'Dad' Johnson
Colin BlakelyMaurice Braithwaite
Vanda GodsellMrs Anne Weaver
Anne CunninghamJudith
Jack WatsonLen Miller
Arthur LoweCharles Slomer
Harry MarkhamWade
George SewellJeff
Leonard RossiterPhillips, Sports Writer
Katherine ParrMrs Farrer
Bernadette BensonLynda Hammond
Andrew NolanIan Hammond

Information

Release date
7 February 1963
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Genres
Drama
Runtime
2h 14m
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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