2h 14m1963
This Sporting Life
“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
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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.
- Director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Writers
- David Storey
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Release date
- 7 February 1963
- Budget
- $286,281
Ensemble
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
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
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