This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
Release: 1963-02-07
·Runtime: 134m
·★ 7.0
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast
Richard Harris
as Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
as Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
as 'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
as Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
as Mrs Anne Weaver
Jack Watson
as Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
as Charles Slomer
George Sewell
as Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
as Phillips, Sports Writer
Tom Clegg
as Gower
Frank Windsor
as Dentist
Edward Fox
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Glenda Jackson
as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
as Man in Pub (Uncredited)
Bryan Mosley
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Anton Rodgers
as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
