This Sporting Life
1963/02/07 • $286,281 • Released • English
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
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.
Director : Lindsay Anderson
Casts
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
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
Tom Clegg
Gower
Frank Windsor
Dentist
Edward Fox
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Glenda Jackson
Singer at Party (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
Man in Pub (Uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Anton Rodgers
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
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