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This Sporting Life
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This Sporting Life is a 1963 British black-and-white drama and sport film directed by Lindsay Anderson. The screenplay was written by David Storey, and the film was produced by Karel Reisz. It stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, and William Hartnell. The narrative is set in Yorkshire and centers on the sport of rugby league.
The film has a runtime of 134 minutes and was distributed by The Rank Organisation and Netflix. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 7, 1963. The production involved Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions and J. Arthur Rank Organisation. The original language is English, with cinematography by Denys Coop and music by Robert Gerhard. Editing was handled by Peter Taylor.
This Sporting Life received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Actress. It was also recognized by the National Board of Review as one of the Top Ten Films. The film holds a review score of 8.2/10 and 96%, with an IMDb rating of 7.5 and a TMDb vote average of 7. It is available on video on demand through providers such as YouTube TV and the Criterion Channel.
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Film · TMDB
7.0In 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.
Cast
- Richard Harris as Frank Machin
- Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
- Alan Badel as Gerald Weaver
- William Hartnell as 'Dad' Johnson
- Colin Blakely as Maurice Braithwaite
- Vanda Godsell as Mrs Anne Weaver
Themes
- northern england
- based on novel or book
- sports
- widow
- rugby
- yorkshire
- black and white
- bitterness
- kitchen sink realism
- coal miner
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Screenwriter
- David Storey
- Cast member
- David Storey
- Composer
- Robert Gerhard
- Producer
- Karel Reisz
- Cinematographer
- Denys Coop
- Narrative location
- Yorkshire
- Duration
- 134
- FilmAffinity ID
- 854947
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- rugby league
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- publication date
- 1963-01-01
- film editor
- Peter Taylor
- title
- This Sporting Life
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 96%
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