This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

1963 en 134 minutes

Rating: 7

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts

Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely

Colin Blakely

Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham

Anne Cunningham

Judith

Jack Watson

Jack Watson

Len Miller

Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Charles Slomer

Harry Markham

Harry Markham

Wade

George Sewell

George Sewell

Jeff

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Phillips, Sports Writer

Katherine Parr

Katherine Parr

Mrs Farrer

Bernadette Benson

Bernadette Benson

Lynda Hammond

Andrew Nolan

Andrew Nolan

Ian Hammond

Peter Duguid

Peter Duguid

Doctor

Wallas Eaton

Wallas Eaton

Waiter

Anthony Woodruff

Anthony Woodruff

Tom, Head Waiter

Michael Logan

Michael Logan

Riley

Murray Evans

Murray Evans

Hooker

Tom Clegg

Tom Clegg

Gower

Ken Traill

Ken Traill

Trainer

Frank Windsor

Frank Windsor

Dentist

John Gill

John Gill

Cameron

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

Singer at Party (uncredited)

Roy Lansford

Roy Lansford

Man in Pub (Uncredited)

Bryan Mosley

Bryan Mosley

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Anton Rodgers

Anton Rodgers

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

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