This Sporting Life (1963)

ALL 02/07/1963 (en) Drama 134 Min
  • Release
    02/07/1963
  • Production
    Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    This Sporting Life
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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

Overview

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.

  1. Lindsay Anderson

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Taylor

    Editor

  4. Karel Reisz

    Producer



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  1. Richard Harris

    Frank Machin

  2. Rachel Roberts

    Mrs. Margaret Hammond

  3. Alan Badel

    Gerald Weaver

  4. William Hartnell

    'Dad' Johnson

  5. Colin Blakely

    Maurice Braithwaite

  6. Vanda Godsell

    Mrs Anne Weaver

  7. Anne Cunningham

    Judith

  8. Jack Watson

    Len Miller

  9. Arthur Lowe

    Charles Slomer

  10. Harry Markham

    Wade

  11. George Sewell

    Jeff

  12. Leonard Rossiter

    Phillips, Sports Writer

  13. Katherine Parr

    Mrs Farrer

  14. Bernadette Benson

    Lynda Hammond

  15. Andrew Nolan

    Ian Hammond

  16. Peter Duguid

    Doctor

  17. Wallas Eaton

    Waiter

  18. Anthony Woodruff

    Tom, Head Waiter

  19. Michael Logan

    Riley

  20. Murray Evans

    Hooker

  21. Tom Clegg

    Gower

  22. Ken Traill

    Trainer

  23. Frank Windsor

    Dentist

  24. John Gill

    Cameron

  25. Edward Fox

    Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

  26. Glenda Jackson

    Singer at Party (uncredited)

  27. Roy Lansford

    Man in Pub (Uncredited)

  28. Bryan Mosley

    Man in Bar (uncredited)

  29. Anton Rodgers

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 29 , Crews : 13

Keyword

This Sporting Life (1963) 134 Min

ALL 02/07/1963 (en)
Drama
  • Release 02/07/1963
  • Production
    Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
  • Original title This Sporting Life
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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

Overview

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.

  1. Lindsay Anderson

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Peter Taylor

    Editor

  4. Karel Reisz

    Producer