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This Sporting Life (1963)

★ 7.0/10 134 min Drama United Kingdom English
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Novel: David Storey
Screenplay by: David Storey
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He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

Description

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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Top Cast

Richard Harris
Richard Harris Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Rachel Roberts Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Alan Badel Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
William Hartnell 'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Colin Blakely Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Vanda Godsell Mrs Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham Judith
Jack Watson
Jack Watson Len Miller

This Sporting Life Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #415
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #631
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #89

Critic Curated

The Telegraphs 100 Best British Films
The Telegraph #27
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #94

Curated List

New British Wave
CinemaWaves Blog #03

Genre Curation

Undisputed Heavyweights - The 20 Best Sports Movies (The Observer New Review 28/04/24)
Letterboxd #18

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