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This Sporting Life is a 1963 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey, which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footballer in Wakefield, a mining city in Yorkshire, whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting ...
Richard Harris plays Frank Machin, a brutal and ambitious rugby player who tries to win the heart of his landlady in 1960s northern England. The film is based on David Storey's novel and was nominated for two Oscars.
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- Drama, Sport
- Lindsay Anderson
- 1963-02-22
A classic British film about a miner turned rugby player in Yorkshire, starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts. Learn about the film's production, themes, and legacy from interviews, essays, and trailers.
- Frank Machin
A rugby player's ambition and anger clash with his unrequited love for his landlady in 1960s England. IMDb provides three different plot summaries, cast and crew information, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ for this film.
List. Yorkshire coal miner Frank Machin (Richard Harris) picks a fight in a club and subsequently finds himself being recruited for a rugby team. He's...
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- Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
- Lindsay Anderson
- The Rank Organization [Gb]
This Sporting Life, British film drama, released in 1963, that is considered a classic of the 1960s social realist cinema in Britain. It featured Richard Harris in his first starring role. Harris played Frank Machin, a bitter young coal miner determined to break free of his lower-class status by
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A drama based on David Storey's novel about a rugby player's violent and lonely life. Watch the movie clips, read the reviews and learn more about the cast and crew of this 1963 British film.
