This Sporting Life

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.

Genre: Drama

Stars: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell

Crew: Lindsay Anderson (Director), David Storey (Novel), Alan Withy (Art Direction), David Storey (Screenplay), Karel Reisz (Producer), Peter Taylor (Editor)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Studio: Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Runtime: 134 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Feb 07, 1963

IMDb: 4

Keywords:northern england, based on novel or book, sports, widow, rugby, yorkshire, bitterness, kitchen sink realism, coal miner, landlady tenant relationship

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