This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

134 mins | Drama | Feb. 7, 1963

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.

This Sporting Life

134 mins | Drama | Feb. 7, 1963

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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions
Original title This Sporting Life
Directors Ted Sturgis, Lindsay Anderson
Writers David Storey

Cast

Richard Harris

as Frank Machin

Rachel Roberts

as Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Alan Badel

as Gerald Weaver

William Hartnell

as 'Dad' Johnson

Colin Blakely

as Maurice Braithwaite

Vanda Godsell

as Mrs Anne Weaver

Anne Cunningham

as Judith

Jack Watson

as Len Miller

Arthur Lowe

as Charles Slomer

Harry Markham

as Wade

George Sewell

as Jeff

Leonard Rossiter

as Phillips, Sports Writer

Katherine Parr

as Mrs Farrer

Bernadette Benson

as Lynda Hammond

Andrew Nolan

as Ian Hammond

Peter Duguid

as Doctor

Wallas Eaton

as Waiter

Anthony Woodruff

as Tom, Head Waiter

Michael Logan

as Riley

Murray Evans

as Hooker

Tom Clegg

as Gower

Ken Traill

as Trainer

Frank Windsor

as Dentist

John Gill

as Cameron

Edward Fox

as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

Glenda Jackson

as Singer at Party (uncredited)

Roy Lansford

as Man in Pub (Uncredited)

Bryan Mosley

as Man in Bar (uncredited)

Anton Rodgers

as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)