This Sporting Life

1963 7.0 (111 votes) 2h 14m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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)

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