This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

134 mins
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

Jack Watson

Len Miller

Arthur Lowe

Charles Slomer

Leonard Rossiter

Phillips, Sports Writer

Katherine Parr

Mrs Farrer

Bernadette Benson

Lynda Hammond

Andrew Nolan

Ian Hammond

Anthony Woodruff

Tom, Head Waiter

Ken Traill

Trainer

John Gill

Cameron

Edward Fox

Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

Glenda Jackson

Singer at Party (uncredited)

Roy Lansford

Man in Pub (Uncredited)

Bryan Mosley

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Anton Rodgers

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Alan Withy

Art Direction

David Storey

Screenplay

Karel Reisz

Producer

Roberto Gerhard

Original Music Composer

Eric Saw

Draughtsman

Harry Ledger

Assistant Editor

Ted Sturgis

Assistant Director

Chris Greenham

Sound Editor

Denys N. Coop

Director of Photography

Bob Lawrance

Makeup Artist

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