This Sporting Life
Drama
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.
1963-02-07
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Cast
Director
Lindsay Anderson
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
Jack Watson as Len Miller
Arthur Lowe as Charles Slomer
George Sewell as Jeff
Leonard Rossiter as Phillips, Sports Writer
Tom Clegg as Gower
Frank Windsor as Dentist
Edward Fox as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Glenda Jackson as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Roy Lansford as Man in Pub (Uncredited)
Bryan Mosley as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Anton Rodgers as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)