This Sporting Life (1963)

Name: This Sporting Life
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-02-07
Duration: 134 min
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.

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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Released 1963-02-07 · 134 min · Drama

Directed by Lindsay Anderson

Cast

Richard Harris as Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel as Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell as 'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely as Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell as Mrs Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham as Judith
Jack Watson as Len Miller
Arthur Lowe as Charles Slomer
Harry Markham as Wade
George Sewell as Jeff
Leonard Rossiter as Phillips, Sports Writer
Katherine Parr as Mrs Farrer
Bernadette Benson as Lynda Hammond
Andrew Nolan as Ian Hammond