

This Sporting Life
19632ч 14мин
(121)
"He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say."
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
Details
Basic Info
StatusReleased
Release DateFebruary 7, 1963
Original Languageen
Budget286 281 щ.д.
Statistics
Vote Count121
Popularity1
Languages
English
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Crew
Writers
David Storey
Producers
Karel Reisz
Composer
Roberto Gerhard
Cinematography
Denys N. Coop
Editor
Peter Taylor
Keywords
northern englandbased on novel or booksportswidowrugbyyorkshireblack and whitebitternesskitchen sink realismcoal minerlandlady tenant relationship
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
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Anne Cunningham
Judith

Jack Watson
Len Miller

Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
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Harry Markham
Wade

George Sewell
Jeff

Leonard Rossiter
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