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This Sporting Life
“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
7.0 / 10• 1963• 2h 14m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Lead
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver
AC
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lindsay Anderson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. This Sporting Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
