Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1963-02-07
Languageen
Runtime2h 14m
Budget$286,281
Production
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Independent Artists
7.0(127)
•1963•2h 14mThis Sporting Life
"He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say."
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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