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    This Sporting Life

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    1963     Drama    
    United Kingdom
    2h 14min

    Yorkshire coal miner Frank Machin (Richard Harris) picks a fight in a club and subsequently finds himself being recruited for a rugby team. He's an unpolished player, but his aggressiveness, brutality and indifference to the rules of fair play impress the team owners. Suddenly a rising star, Frank despairs that his success on the playing field isn't equaled in his personal life. He loves a widowed, emotionally challenged landlady (Rachel Roberts) who's too damaged to return his feelings

    Directed byLindsay Anderson
    Written byDavid Storey
    CompanyContinental DistributingContinental DistributingContinental Distributing

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    Starring

    Richard Harris
    Rachel Roberts
    Glenda Jackson
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