This Sporting Life
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Richard HarrisFrank Machin
Rachel RobertsMrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan BadelGerald Weaver
William Hartnell'Dad' Johnson
Colin BlakelyMaurice Braithwaite
Vanda GodsellMrs Anne WeaverA
Anne CunninghamJudith
Jack WatsonLen Miller
Arthur LoweCharles SlomerH
Harry MarkhamWade🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is This Sporting Life about?
- 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.
- Who directed This Sporting Life?
- This Sporting Life was directed by Lindsay Anderson.
- When was This Sporting Life released?
- This Sporting Life was released on February 7, 1963.
- How long is This Sporting Life?
- This Sporting Life has a runtime of 2h 14m.
- Where can I track This Sporting Life?
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