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This Sporting Life is a 1963 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey, which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footballer in Wakefield, a mining city in Yorkshire, whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting ...
A rugby player struggles with his anger and loneliness in a Yorkshire mining town. Starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts, directed by Lindsay Anderson, based on David Storey's novel.
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- Drama, Sport
- Lindsay Anderson
- 1963-02-22
A classic British film about a miner turned rugby player in Yorkshire, starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts. Learn about the film's production, themes, and legacy from interviews, essays, and trailers.
- Frank Machin
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Watch Richard Harris star as a coal miner and rugby player in this hard-hitting drama based on a novel by David Storey. The film explores themes of alienation, violence and sexual frustration in post-war Britain.
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- Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
- Lindsay Anderson
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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. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like.
Jan 21, 2008 · A review of Lindsay Anderson's film adaptation of David Storey's novel, starring Richard Harris as a violent and isolated rugby player. The film explores the themes of pain, love, and social realism in the British new wave.
