This Sporting Life
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
7.0(124) 1963-02-07 134 minDrama
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.
DirectorLindsay Anderson
ScreenplayDavid Storey
ProducerKarel Reisz
Original Music ComposerRoberto Gerhard
Cast & characters
Richard Harris
as Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
as Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
as 'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
as Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
as Mrs Anne Weaver
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Anne Cunningham
as Judith
Jack Watson
as Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
as Charles Slomer
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Harry Markham
as Wade
George Sewell
as Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
as Phillips, Sports Writer
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Katherine Parr
as Mrs Farrer
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Bernadette Benson
as Lynda Hammond
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Andrew Nolan
as Ian Hammond
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Peter Duguid
as Doctor
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Wallas Eaton
as Waiter
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Anthony Woodruff
as Tom, Head Waiter
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Michael Logan
as Riley
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Murray Evans
as Hooker
Tom Clegg
as Gower
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Ken Traill
as Trainer
Frank Windsor
as Dentist
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John Gill
as Cameron
