This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

7.01963•2h 14m
Drama

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.

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Principal 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
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
Harry Markham
Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer

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