This Sporting Life
“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
1963•2h 14m•7.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Writer
David Storey
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
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
Production
Company
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
Company
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Producer
Karel Reisz
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