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Feb 07, 1963
134 min
Full-HD

This Sporting Life (1963)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions J. Arthur Rank Organisation Independent Artists

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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