This Sporting Life
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
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127 votes
February 7, 1963
2h 14m
Drama
Overview
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.
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Cast
Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne WeaverA
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles SlomerH
Harry Markham
Wade
George Sewell
Jeff
Leonard Rossiter
Phillips, Sports WriterK
Katherine Parr
Mrs FarrerB
Bernadette Benson
Lynda HammondA
Andrew Nolan
Ian HammondMore like this
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