This Sporting Life
- Director: Lindsay Anderson
- Writer: David Storey, David Storey
- Producer: Leslie Parkyn, Karel Reisz, Julian Wintle
CGiii Comment
Never before has the screen exploded with such raw emotions!
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. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation, and this is not helped by the more straightforward enticements of Mrs Weaver.
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Cast & Characters
Richard Harris ... Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts ... Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel ... Weaver
William Hartnell ... Johnson
Colin Blakely ... Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell ... Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham ... Judith
Jack Watson ... Len Miller
Arthur Lowe ... Slomer
Harry Markham ... Wade
George Sewell ... Jeff
Leonard Rossiter ... Phillips
Katherine Parr ... Mrs. Farrer (as Katharine Parr)
Bernadette Benson ... Lynda
Andrew Nolan ... Ian
Peter Duguid ... Doctor
Wallas Eaton ... Waiter
Anthony Woodruff ... Head Waiter
Michael Logan ... Riley
Murray Evans ... Hooker
Tom Clegg ... Gower
Ken Traill ... Trainer
Frank Windsor ... Dentist
John Gill ... Cameron
John Adams ... Lovell (uncredited)