Feb 07, 1963
134 min
Full-HD

This Sporting Life (1963)

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.

Richard Harris

Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel

Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell

'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely

Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell

Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham

Judith

Jack Watson

Len Miller

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This Sporting Life (1963)

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Rachel Roberts

Alan Badel

William Hartnell

Colin Blakely

Vanda Godsell

Anne Cunningham

Jack Watson