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This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

# He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
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.
💵 Budget: USD 286,281
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1963-02-07
⌚ Running Time: 134 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.991

Beloved Cast

Richard Harris original image
Frank Machin
Richard Harris
Rachel Roberts original image
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Rachel Roberts
Alan Badel original image
Gerald Weaver
Alan Badel
William Hartnell original image
'Dad' Johnson
William Hartnell
Colin Blakely original image
Maurice Braithwaite
Colin Blakely
Vanda Godsell original image
Mrs Anne Weaver
Vanda Godsell
Anne Cunningham original image
Judith
Anne Cunningham
Jack Watson original image
Len Miller
Jack Watson
Arthur Lowe original image
Charles Slomer
Arthur Lowe
Harry Markham original image
Wade
Harry Markham
George Sewell original image
Jeff
George Sewell
Leonard Rossiter original image
Phillips, Sports Writer
Leonard Rossiter
Katherine Parr original image
Mrs Farrer
Katherine Parr
Bernadette Benson original image
Lynda Hammond
Bernadette Benson
Andrew Nolan original image
Ian Hammond
Andrew Nolan
Peter Duguid original image
Doctor
Peter Duguid
Wallas Eaton original image
Waiter
Wallas Eaton
Anthony Woodruff original image
Tom, Head Waiter
Anthony Woodruff
Michael Logan original image
Riley
Michael Logan
Murray Evans original image
Hooker
Murray Evans
Tom Clegg original image
Gower
Tom Clegg
Ken Traill original image
Trainer
Ken Traill
Frank Windsor original image
Dentist
Frank Windsor
John Gill original image
Cameron
John Gill
Edward Fox original image
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Edward Fox
Glenda Jackson original image
Singer at Party (uncredited)
Glenda Jackson
Roy Lansford original image
Man in Pub (Uncredited)
Roy Lansford
Bryan Mosley original image
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
Anton Rodgers original image
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Anton Rodgers

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