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Sep 26, 2014 · Frank Machin (Harris) gets the opportunity to utilise his brute strength and angry nature out on the Rugby League field. It looks a match made in sporting heaven as Machin quickly establishes himself as a star in waiting, but off the field he is less successful at li... read the rest.
Lindsay Anderson's 1963 British kitchen sink drama, This Sporting Life, is a remarkable adaptation of the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey. The novel was a critical success, winning the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, and Storey's screenplay captures the essence of the work.
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Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel. Running time. 134 minutes. Director Lindsay Anderson and leading man Richard Harris put themselves on the map with this riveting study of a rugby-league player tormented by feelings for a grieving widow.
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Often regarded as the capstone of the British New Wave of the late 1950s and early '60s, Lindsay Anderson's This Sporting Life (1963) is a stark depiction of life in an industrial town, focusing on the personal and professional struggles of a brutish rugby player.