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        This Sporting Life
        7
        (107 votes)

        This Sporting Life

        1963
        Drama
        2 hr 14 min

        Overview

        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.

        Creators

        Director
        Lindsay Anderson
        Novel
        David Storey
        This Sporting Life

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Richard Harris
        Richard Harris
        Frank Machin
        Rachel Roberts
        Rachel Roberts
        Mrs. Margaret Hammond
        Alan Badel
        Alan Badel
        Gerald Weaver
        William Hartnell
        William Hartnell
        'Dad' Johnson
        Colin Blakely
        Colin Blakely
        Maurice Braithwaite
        Vanda Godsell
        Vanda Godsell
        Mrs Anne Weaver
        Anne Cunningham
        Judith
        Jack Watson
        Jack Watson
        Len Miller
        Arthur Lowe
        Arthur Lowe
        Charles Slomer
        Harry Markham
        Wade
        George Sewell
        George Sewell
        Jeff
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (07/02/1963)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $286,281
        Country
        Production companies
        Northern england
        📖Based on novel / book
        👟Sports
        🧎‍♀️Widow
        Rugby
        Yorkshire
        Bitterness
        Kitchen sink realism
        Coal miner
        Landlady tenant relationship
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