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.
Title | This Sporting Life |
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Year | 1963 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
Cast | Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell |
Crew | David Storey (Novel), Alan Withy (Art Direction), Karel Reisz (Producer), Lindsay Anderson (Director), David Storey (Screenplay), Peter Taylor (Editor) |
Keyword | northern england, based on novel or book, sports, widow, rugby, yorkshire, bitterness, kitchen sink realism, coal miner, landlady tenant relationship |
Release | Feb 07, 1963 |
Runtime | 134 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.99 / 10 by 109 users |