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2h 14m

This Sporting Life (1963)

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.
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Lindsay Anderson profile
Lindsay Anderson

Director

David Storey profile
David Storey

Screenplay

Cast

Richard Harris profile
Richard Harris

Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts profile
Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel profile
Alan Badel

Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell profile
William Hartnell

'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely profile
Colin Blakely

Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell profile
Vanda Godsell

Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham profile
Anne Cunningham

Judith

Jack Watson profile
Jack Watson

Len Miller

Arthur Lowe profile
Arthur Lowe

Charles Slomer

Harry Markham profile
Harry Markham

Wade

George Sewell profile
George Sewell

Jeff

Leonard Rossiter profile
Leonard Rossiter

Phillips, Sports Writer

Richard Harris profile
Richard Harris

Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts profile
Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel profile
Alan Badel

Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell profile
William Hartnell

'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely profile
Colin Blakely

Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell profile
Vanda Godsell

Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham profile
Anne Cunningham

Judith

Jack Watson profile
Jack Watson

Len Miller

Arthur Lowe profile
Arthur Lowe

Charles Slomer

Harry Markham profile
Harry Markham

Wade

George Sewell profile
George Sewell

Jeff

Leonard Rossiter profile
Leonard Rossiter

Phillips, Sports Writer

Extra

Release Date

February 7, 1963

Original Language

English

Budget

$286,281.00

Production Company

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions logoJ. Arthur Rank Organisation logo

Available On

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