This Sporting Life (1963)
"He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say."
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In early 1960s Northern England, 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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Cast
Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammon...
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver
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Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
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Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports Wri...
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Katherine Parr
Mrs Farrer
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Bernadette Benson
Lynda Hammond
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Andrew Nolan
Ian Hammond