This Sporting Life (1963)

7.0/10 • 134 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Harris

Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel

William Hartnell

Colin Blakely

Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell

Mrs Anne Weaver

Jack Watson

Arthur Lowe

George Sewell

Leonard Rossiter

Phillips, Sports Writer

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