This Sporting Life (1963)
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
134 min
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.
- Release date
- February 7, 1963
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $286,281
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Trailer
Cast
- Richard Harris as Frank Machin
- Rachel Roberts as Margaret Hammond
- Alan Badel as Weaver
- William Hartnell as Johnson
- Colin Blakely as Maurice Braithwaite
- Vanda Godsell as Anne Weaver
- Ann Cunningham as Judith
- Jack Watson as Len Miller
- Arthur Lowe as Slomer
- Harry Markham as Wade
- George Sewell as Jeff
- Leonard Rossiter as Phillips, Sports Writer
- Andrew W. Nolan as Ian Hammond
- Wallas Eaton as Waiter
- Michael Logan as Riley
- Murray Evans as Hooker
- Tom Clegg as Gower
- Frank Windsor as Dentist
- John Gill as Cameron
- Edward Fox as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
- Glenda Jackson as Singer at Party (uncredited)
- Bryan Mosley as Man in Bar (uncredited)
- Anton Rodgers as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
- Anne Cunningham as Judith
Crew
- Lindsay Anderson · Director
- David Storey · Writer
- Karel Reisz · Producer
- Roberto Gerhard · Composer
- Denys N. Coop · Cinematographer
- Peter Taylor · Editor
- Miriam Brickman · Casting director