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This Sporting Life
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.
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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.
71% (13,901)
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1963 · 2h 14m · ★ 71% (14K)
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
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.
Lindsay Anderson
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell, Anne Cunningham, Jack Watson, Arthur Lowe, Harry Markham, George Sewell, Leonard Rossiter, Katherine Parr, Bernadette Benson, Andrew Nolan, Peter Duguid, Wallas Eaton, Anthony Woodruff, Michael Logan, Murray Evans