This Sporting Life (1963)

02/07/1963Drama2h 14m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Richard Harris

    Frank Machin

  2. Cast 1

    Rachel Roberts

    Mrs. Margaret Hammond

  3. Cast 1

    Alan Badel

    Gerald Weaver

  4. Cast 1

    William Hartnell

    'Dad' Johnson

  5. Cast 1

    Colin Blakely

    Maurice Braithwaite

  6. Cast 1

    Vanda Godsell

    Mrs Anne Weaver

  7. Anne Cunningham

    Judith

  8. Cast 1

    Jack Watson

    Len Miller

  9. Cast 1

    Arthur Lowe

    Charles Slomer

It's about time you took that rock of weight off your shoulders. This Sporting Life is directed by Lindsay Anderson and written by David Storey. It stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell and Anne Cunningham. Music is by Roberto Gerhard and cinematography by Denys Coop. Frank Machin (Harris) gets the opportunity to utilise his brute strength and angry nature out on the Rugby League field. It looks a match made in sporting heaven as Machin quickly establishes himself as a star in waiting, but off the field he is less successful at l...