Film

This Sporting Life 1963

Directed by Lindsay Anderson

  • Drama
  • 134 min

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

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.

Dramanorthern englandbased on novel or booksportswidowrugbyyorkshireblack and whitebitternesskitchen sink realismcoal minerlandlady tenant relationship

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