This Sporting Life

1963    2h 14m    Not Rated
Drama, Sport
7.596%86%70%
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Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live.
Directed By
Lindsay Anderson
Written By
David Storey
Studio
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast of This Sporting Life
  • Richard HarrisFrank Machin
  • Rachel RobertsMrs. Margaret Hammond
  • Alan BadelGerald Weaver
  • William Hartnell'Dad' Johnson
  • Colin BlakelyMaurice Braithwaite
  • Vanda GodsellMrs Anne Weaver
  • Anne CunninghamJudith
  • Jack WatsonLen Miller
  • Arthur LoweCharles Slomer
  • Harry MarkhamWade
  • George SewellJeff
  • Leonard RossiterPhillips, Sports Writer
  • Katherine ParrMrs Farrer
  • Bernadette BensonLynda Hammond
  • Andrew NolanIan Hammond
  • Peter DuguidDoctor
  • Wallas EatonWaiter
  • Anthony WoodruffTom, Head Waiter
  • Michael LoganRiley
  • Murray EvansHooker
  • Tom CleggGower
  • Ken TraillTrainer
  • Frank WindsorDentist
  • John GillCameron
  • Edward FoxRestaurant Barman (uncredited)
  • Glenda JacksonSinger at Party (uncredited)
  • Roy LansfordMan in Pub (Uncredited)
  • Bryan MosleyMan in Bar (uncredited)
  • Anton RodgersRestaurant Customer (uncredited)
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