This Sporting Life
“He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.”
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.
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Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Gladiator
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Known for
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
Known for
Shōgun
The Day of the Jackal
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Known for
Doctor Who
Carry On Sergeant
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver
Known for
A Shot in the Dark
The Earth Dies Screaming
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Also in
The Bigger Picture
A World Of His Own
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Known for
Coronation Street
Masada
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
Known for
Coronation Street
Dad's Army
Harry Markham
Wade
Known for
A Kind of Loving
George Sewell
Jeff
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
UFO
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Lindsay Anderson Director · David Storey Screenplay Roberto Gerhard Composer
Budget $286K · United States release July 16, 1963 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Budget
$286,281
Production
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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Independent Artists
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 7, 1963
Theatrical · Originally X
United States · July 16, 1963
Theatrical
Denmark
September 10, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Russia
October 12, 1964 · Theatrical
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