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This Sporting Life

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Calorie Rating: 188
Released: 1963-02-07
Running Time: 134 Minutes
Budget: 286281
Studios: Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation,


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.

Director / Directors

Ted Sturgis
Assistant Director


Cast

Richard Harris
Character: Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Character: Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Character: Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell
Character: 'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Character: Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Character: Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham
Character: Judith
Jack Watson
Character: Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Character: Charles Slomer

Harry Markham
Character: Wade
George Sewell
Character: Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Character: Phillips, Sports Writer

Katherine Parr
Character: Mrs Farrer
Bernadette Benson
Character: Lynda Hammond
Andrew Nolan
Character: Ian Hammond

Peter Duguid
Character: Doctor
Wallas Eaton
Character: Waiter
Anthony Woodruff
Character: Tom, Head Waiter

Michael Logan
Character: Riley
Murray Evans
Character: Hooker
Tom Clegg
Character: Gower

Ken Traill
Character: Trainer
Frank Windsor
Character: Dentist
John Gill
Character: Cameron

Edward Fox
Character: Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Glenda Jackson
Character: Singer at Party (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
Character: Man in Pub (Uncredited)

Bryan Mosley
Character: Man in Bar (uncredited)
Anton Rodgers
Character: Restaurant Customer (uncredited)


Production and Crew

David Storey
Screenplay

Alan Withy
Art Direction
Karel Reisz
Producer
Eric Saw
Draughtsman

Harry Ledger
Assistant Editor
Denys N. Coop
Director of Photography
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist

Chris Greenham
Sound Editor
Roberto Gerhard
Original Music Composer