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     Richard Harris

     Frank Machin
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     Rachel Roberts

     Mrs. Margaret Hammond
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     Alan Badel

     Gerald Weaver
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     William Hartnell

     Johnson
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     Colin Blakely

     Maurice Braithwaite
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     Vanda Godsell

     Mrs. Weaver

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › This_Sporting_LifeThis Sporting Life - Wikipedia

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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 ...

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0057578This Sporting Life (1963) - IMDb

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   A rugby star struggles with his inner angst and loneliness in 1960s Northern England. He tries to win the heart of his landlady, but faces rejection and violence in this kitchen sink realism film.

   • 7.5/10 (7.2K)
   • Genre: Drama, Sport

   • Director: Lindsay Anderson
   • Release Date: 1963-02-22

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   Best Actress 1963, Part 4: Rachel Roberts in "This Sporting Life". Fritz and the Oscars.

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   • Author: ChorltonBrook

6. www.criterion.com › films › 853This Sporting Life (1963) | The Criterion Collection

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   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.

   • Actors: Frank Machin

7. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › this_sporting_lifeThis Sporting Life | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Richard Harris stars as Frank Machin, a former coal miner who, after being discovered during a bar fight, finds fame and fortune in the rough and tumble world of rugby. However, this is not a ...

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   • Actors: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel

   • Director: Lindsay Anderson
   • Produce Company: The Rank Organization [Gb]

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0057578This Sporting Life (1963) - Plot - IMDb

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   A rugby player's ambition and anger clash with his unrequited love for his landlady in 1960s England. IMDb provides three different plot summaries, cast and crew information, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ for this film.

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   Is This Sporting Life based on a true story?

   • 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 life.

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   Who starred in This Sporting Life?

   • Lobby card for This Sporting Life (1963), starring Richard Harris (left). Storey’s first published novel, This Sporting Life (1960), is his best-known. It is the story of a professional rugby player and his affair with his widowed landlady. Storey wrote the script for a film based on the novel and directed by Lindsay Anderson in 1963.

   This Sporting Life | British drama, Richard Harris, kitchen sink

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   Is This Sporting Life a good movie?

   • With an astonishing, raging performance by a young Richard Harris, an equally blistering turn by fellow Oscar nominee Rachel Roberts as the widow with whom he lodges, and electrifying direction by Lindsay Anderson, in his feature-film debut following years of documentary work, This Sporting Life remains a dramatic powerhouse.

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   Who played Frank Machin in 'the Sporting Life'?

   • This Sporting Life, British film drama, released in 1963, that is considered a classic of the 1960s social realist cinema in Britain. It featured Richard Harris in his first starring role. Harris played Frank Machin, a bitter young coal miner determined to break free of his lower-class status by becoming a champion rugby player.

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    This Sporting Life, British film drama, released in 1963, that is considered a classic of the 1960s social realist cinema in Britain. It featured Richard Harris in his first starring role. Harris played Frank Machin, a bitter young coal miner determined to break free of his lower-class status by.