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This Sporting Life (1963)
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
134 minDrama
TMDb7.0/10123 votes
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.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Cast
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
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Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
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Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
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Katherine Parr
Mrs Farrer
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Bernadette Benson
Lynda Hammond
Keywords
Plot:based on novel or booksportswidowrugbyyorkshireblack and whitebitternesskitchen sink realismcoal minerlandlady tenant relationship
Place:northern england
