This Sporting Life

Feb 7, 1963

2h 14m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

Frank Machin

Richard Harris

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Rachel Roberts

Gerald Weaver

Alan Badel

'Dad' Johnson

William Hartnell

Maurice Braithwaite

Colin Blakely

Mrs Anne Weaver

Vanda Godsell

Judith

Anne Cunningham

Len Miller

Jack Watson

Charles Slomer

Arthur Lowe

Wade

Harry Markham

Jeff

George Sewell

Phillips, Sports Writer

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