- Title: This Sporting Life
- Original Title: This Sporting Life
- Release Date: 07/02/1963
- Tagline: He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
- Budget: $286,281.00
- Duration:134 Min / 02:14
- Country:GB
- Genre:Drama
About Film
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.
Movie Rating: 7
Total Votes: 109
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John Chard
9/10
It's about time you took that rock of weight off your shoulders.
This Sporting Life is directed by Lindsay Anderson and written by David Storey. It stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell and Anne Cunningham. Music is by Roberto Gerhard and cinematography by Denys Coop.
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Geronimo1967
7/10
Richard Harris is on great form here as the aspiring rugby league player "Frank" in a northern English town who is about to hit the big time. An enormous payment of £1,000 is offered and that's going to change not just his life, but possibly that of his landlady "Mrs. Hammond" (Rachel Roberts). She's quite a distant widow who keeps a low profile...
