This Sporting Life
“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
19632h 14mDrama
Released
February 7, 1963
TMDB Score
70% match · 126 votes
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About the Movie
Synopsis
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.
DirectorLindsay Anderson
- Released
- February 7, 1963
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $286.3K
- Studios
- Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Independent Artists
Top Billed 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
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
Katherine Parr
Mrs Farrer
Bernadette Benson
Lynda Hammond
Andrew Nolan
Ian Hammond
Peter Duguid
Doctor
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