1963
7.0 (110 votes)
2h 14m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
This Sporting Life
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Karel Reisz
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Screenplay: David Storey
Director of Photography: Denys N. Coop
Top Cast
Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Videos
Digitally Remastered This Sporting Life (3rd November 2008)
