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This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

7.0 (125) ·1963 ·134 min ·Movie
Drama

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

In early 1960s Northern England, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

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
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
Harry Markham
Wade

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