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This Sporting Life(1963)

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

  • February 7, 1963
  • 2 h 14 min
  • Drama
7.0TMDB · 126 votes
7.5IMDb
96%Rotten Tomatoes

Directed by: Lindsay Anderson

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.

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Cast

  • Richard Harris

    Richard Harris

    Frank Machin

  • Rachel Roberts

    Rachel Roberts

    Mrs. Margaret Hammond

  • Alan Badel

    Alan Badel

    Gerald Weaver

  • William Hartnell

    William Hartnell

    'Dad' Johnson

  • Colin Blakely

    Colin Blakely

    Maurice Braithwaite

  • Vanda Godsell

    Vanda Godsell

    Mrs Anne Weaver

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    Anne Cunningham

    Judith

  • Jack Watson

    Jack Watson

    Len Miller

  • Arthur Lowe

    Arthur Lowe

    Charles Slomer

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    Harry Markham

    Wade

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