This Sporting Life
Released
February 7, 1963
Runtime: 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.
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Cast & Crew
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
- AC
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
- HM
Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
- KP
Katherine Parr
Mrs Farrer
- BB
Bernadette Benson
Lynda Hammond
- AN
Andrew Nolan
Ian Hammond
- PD
Peter Duguid
Doctor
- WE
Wallas Eaton
Waiter
- AW
Anthony Woodruff
Tom, Head Waiter
Lindsay Anderson
Director
David Storey
Screenplay
Media
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