This Sporting Life
(1963)

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

Released: 1963-02-07

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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.

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Richard Harris

as Frank Machin

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Rachel Roberts

as Mrs. Margaret Hammond

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Alan Badel

as Gerald Weaver

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William Hartnell

as 'Dad' Johnson

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Colin Blakely

as Maurice Braithwaite

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Vanda Godsell

as Mrs Anne Weaver

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Arthur Lowe

as Charles Slomer

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Leonard Rossiter

as Phillips, Sports Writer

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Katherine Parr

as Mrs Farrer

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Bernadette Benson

as Lynda Hammond

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Andrew Nolan

as Ian Hammond

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Anthony Woodruff

as Tom, Head Waiter

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Roberto Gerhard

Original Music Composer

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Harry Ledger

Assistant Editor

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Eric Saw

Draughtsman

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Ted Sturgis

Assistant Director

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Chris Greenham

Sound Editor

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Denys N. Coop

Director of Photography

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Bob Lawrance

Makeup Artist

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