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This Sporting Life

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

7.0/ 1019632h 14m

Drama

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.

Directed by Lindsay Anderson

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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