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This Sporting Life (1963)
Directed by Lindsay Anderson
“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
Drama · 2h 14m
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.
Cast
Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver
A
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
H
Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
Crew
- Director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Screenplay
- David Storey
- Novel
- David Storey
- Director of Photography
- Denys N. Coop
- Original Music Composer
- Roberto Gerhard
- Editor
- Peter Taylor
- Producer
- Karel Reisz
Details
- Release date
- 1963-02-07
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Independent Artists
- Budget
- $286,281