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This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

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This Sporting Life — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • February 7, 1963
  • Runtime
  • 134 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Lindsay Anderson

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This Sporting Life — Cast

Richard Harris photo Richard Harris Frank Machin Rachel Roberts photo Rachel Roberts Mrs. Margaret Hammond Alan Badel photo Alan Badel Gerald Weaver William Hartnell photo William Hartnell 'Dad' Johnson Colin Blakely photo Colin Blakely Maurice Braithwaite Vanda Godsell photo Vanda Godsell Mrs Anne Weaver Anne Cunningham Judith Jack Watson photo Jack Watson Len Miller

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