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Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey, which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footballer in Wakefield, a mining city in Yorkshire, whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting life.
Jul 9, 2015 · Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations (Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Cannes ... ) From its virtuoso opening shot of a rugby scrum -- from the bottom, looking up -- to its final ...
- 134 min
- 173.3K
- ChorltonBrook
A rugby player struggles with his anger and loneliness in a Yorkshire mining town. Starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts, directed by Lindsay Anderson, based on David Storey's novel.
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- Drama, Sport
- Lindsay Anderson
- 1963-02-22
A classic British film about a miner turned rugby player in Yorkshire, starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts. Learn about the film's production, themes, and legacy from interviews, essays, and trailers.
- Frank Machin
Watch Richard Harris star as a coal miner and rugby player in this hard-hitting drama based on a novel by David Storey. The film explores his struggles with love, violence and identity in post-war Yorkshire.
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- Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
- Lindsay Anderson
- The Rank Organization [Gb]
This Sporting Life, British film drama, released in 1963, that is considered a classic of the 1960s social realist cinema in Britain. It featured Richard Harris in his first starring role. Harris played Frank Machin, a bitter young coal miner determined to break free of his lower-class status by becoming a champion rugby player.
This Sporting Life. Criterion Collection Edition #417. One of the finest British films ever made, this benchmark of kitchen-sink realism follows the self-defeating professional and romantic pursuits of a miner turned rugby player eking out an existence in drab Yorkshire.
