This Sporting Life (1963)
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.
- Released
- 1963-02-07
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lindsay Anderson, David Storey
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 127 votes
Cast
- Richard Harris as Frank Machin
- Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
- Alan Badel as Gerald Weaver
- William Hartnell as 'Dad' Johnson
- Colin Blakely as Maurice Braithwaite
- Vanda Godsell as Mrs Anne Weaver
- Anne Cunningham as Judith
- Jack Watson as Len Miller
- Arthur Lowe as Charles Slomer
- Harry Markham as Wade
- George Sewell as Jeff
- Leonard Rossiter as Phillips, Sports Writer