This Sporting Life (1963)

Movie Details

Original Title This Sporting Life

Original Language EN

Budget $286,281

Status Released

Popularity 0.5

Cast

Richard Harris

Frank Machin

Popularity: 5.1

Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Popularity: 1.6

Alan Badel

Gerald Weaver

Popularity: 0.4

William Hartnell

'Dad' Johnson

Popularity: 3.0

Colin Blakely

Maurice Braithwaite

Popularity: 0.6

Vanda Godsell

Mrs Anne Weaver

Popularity: 0.2

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Anne Cunningham

Judith

Popularity: 0.1

Jack Watson

Len Miller

Popularity: 1.7

Arthur Lowe

Charles Slomer

Popularity: 1.6

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Harry Markham

Wade

Popularity: 4.5

George Sewell

Jeff

Popularity: 9.2

Leonard Rossiter

Phillips, Sports Writer

Popularity: 0.5

Key Crew

Director Lindsay Anderson

Screenplay David Storey

Producer Karel Reisz

Editor Peter Taylor

Production

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Videos & Trailers

Digitally Remastered This Sporting Life (3rd November 2008)

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Keywords

northern england based on novel or book sports widow rugby yorkshire bitterness kitchen sink realism coal miner landlady tenant relationship

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Sep 26, 2014

It's about time you took that rock of weight off your shoulders. This Sporting Life is directed by Lindsay Anderson and written by David Storey. It stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell and Anne Cunningham. Music is by Roberto Gerhard and ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jan 7, 2025

Richard Harris is on great form here as the aspiring rugby league player "Frank" in a northern English town who is about to hit the big time. An enormous payment of £1,000 is offered and that's going to change not just his life, but possibly that of his landlady "Mrs. Hammond" (Rachel Roberts). She ... Read more