This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life (1963)

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

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.

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  • Release Date: 1963-02-07
  • Runtime: 2h 14min
  • Director: Lindsay Anderson

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    • Trailer

    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

    • Wallas Eaton

      Waiter

    • Anthony Woodruff

      Tom, Head Waiter

    • Michael Logan

      Riley

    • Murray Evans

      Hooker

    • Tom Clegg

      Gower

    • Ken Traill

      Trainer

    • Frank Windsor

      Dentist

    • John Gill

      Cameron

    • Edward Fox

      Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

    • Glenda Jackson

      Singer at Party (uncredited)

    • Roy Lansford

      Man in Pub (Uncredited)

    • Bryan Mosley

      Man in Bar (uncredited)

    • Anton Rodgers

      Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

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