“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
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.
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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
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This Sporting Life released in 1963. Moviely hosts cinematic wallpapers captured from the movie's official backdrop imagery.
This Sporting Life is categorized as Drama.
Lindsay Anderson directed This Sporting Life.
This Sporting Life stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, and more.
This Sporting Life has a runtime of 2h 14min.
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