This Sporting Life (1963)
7.0|7 Feb, 1963|134 min
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
7.0|7 Feb, 1963|134 min
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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.
Language
Budget$286,281
Revenue --
English
Budget$286,281
Revenue --
Keywords
northern england
based on novel or book
sports
widow
rugby
yorkshire
bitterness
kitchen sink realism
coal miner
landlady tenant relationship
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
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
Katherine Parr
Mrs Farrer
Bernadette Benson
Lynda Hammond
Andrew Nolan
Ian Hammond
Peter Duguid
Doctor
Wallas Eaton
Waiter
Anthony Woodruff
Tom, Head Waiter
Michael Logan
Riley
Murray Evans
Hooker
Tom Clegg
Gower
Ken Traill
Trainer
Frank Windsor
Dentist
John Gill
Cameron
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)
Crews
Lindsay Anderson
Director
David Storey
Novel
David Storey
Screenplay
Peter Taylor
Editor
Alan Withy
Art Direction
Karel Reisz
Producer
Roberto Gerhard
Original Music Composer
Eric Saw
Draughtsman
Harry Ledger
Assistant Editor
Ted Sturgis
Assistant Director
Denys N. Coop
Director of Photography
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist
Chris Greenham
Sound Editor
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