This Sporting Life
1963/02/07 (US) | Drama
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
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.
Lindsay Anderson
Director
David Storey
Screenplay
Lead Cast
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
No Image
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Budget
$ 286,281
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
- J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Crews
David Storey
Novel
Alan Withy
Art Direction
Karel Reisz
Producer
Peter Taylor
Editor
Roberto Gerhard
Original Music Composer
Harry Ledger
Assistant Editor