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This Sporting Life

Lindsay Anderson

1963 • 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.

This Sporting Life

Digitally Remastered This Sporting Life (3rd November 2008)

Cast

Richard Harris

Richard HarrisFrank Machin

Rachel Roberts

Rachel RobertsMrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel

Alan BadelGerald Weaver

William Hartnell

William Hartnell'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely

Colin BlakelyMaurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell

Vanda GodsellMrs Anne Weaver

Anne CunninghamJudith

Jack Watson

Jack WatsonLen Miller

Arthur Lowe

Arthur LoweCharles Slomer

Harry MarkhamWade

George Sewell

George SewellJeff

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard RossiterPhillips, Sports Writer

Katherine ParrMrs Farrer

Bernadette BensonLynda Hammond

Andrew NolanIan Hammond

Crew

Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay AndersonDirector

David Storey

David StoreyNovel

Karel Reisz

Karel ReiszProducer

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This Sporting Life (1963) — Backlot Notes