This Sporting Life
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
Drama
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.
Director Lindsay Anderson
Trailer
Cast
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Edward Fox
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Bryan Mosley
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Glenda Jackson
Singer at Party (uncredited)
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Roy Lansford
Man in Pub (Uncredited)
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Writer
Tom Clegg
Gower
Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
George Sewell
Jeff
Frank Windsor
Dentist
Anton Rodgers
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer