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This Sporting Life

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This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

7.0

2h 14m

1963

“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”

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.

Director

Lindsay Anderson

Trailer

Drama

northern englandbased on novel or booksportswidowrugbyyorkshireblack and whitebitternesskitchen sink realismcoal minerlandlady tenant relationship

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Cast & Crew

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

as Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts

Rachel Roberts

as Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

as Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

as 'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely

Colin Blakely

as Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

as Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham

as Judith

Jack Watson

Jack Watson

as Len Miller

Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

as Charles Slomer

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