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This Sporting Life (1963)

1963-02-07 · 2h 14m · EN
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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.

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Lindsay AndersonDirector
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Richard HarrisRichard HarrisFrank MachinRachel RobertsRachel RobertsMrs. Margaret HammondAlan BadelAlan BadelGerald WeaverWilliam HartnellWilliam Hartnell'Dad' JohnsonColin BlakelyColin BlakelyMaurice BraithwaiteVanda GodsellVanda GodsellMrs Anne WeaverAnne CunninghamAnne CunninghamJudithJack WatsonJack WatsonLen MillerArthur LoweArthur LoweCharles SlomerHarry MarkhamHarry MarkhamWadeGeorge SewellGeorge SewellJeffLeonard RossiterLeonard RossiterPhillips, Sports Writer

Keywords

Based on novel or bookSportsWidowBitternessNorthern englandYorkshireRugbyCoal minerKitchen sink realismLandlady tenant relationship

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Sports · WidowDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference255168Actor preference216775 · 357595 · 204161

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What is This Sporting Life about?

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.

How long is This Sporting Life?

This Sporting Life has a runtime of 134 minutes.

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