This Sporting Life
- Original title
- This Sporting Life
- Year
- 1963
- Running time
- 126 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- David Storey. Novel: David Storey
- Cast
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- Richard Harris
- Glenda Jackson
- Rachel Roberts
- Alan Badel
- William Hartnell
- Colin Blakely
- Arthur Lowe
- Vanda Godsell
- Edward Fox
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Free Cinema. Rugby. Sports. Small Town Life (Non-North American)
- Synopsis
- Richard Harris is Frank Machin, an aggressive rugby-playing miner in the north of England who destroys the relationship he wants most by the force of his rebellious will. Anderson's incisive comment on class expatiation is as forceful as it is subtly riveting.
- Awards
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1963: Oscar: 2 Nominations: Best Actor (Richard Harris), Actress (Rachel Roberts)1963: Golden Globes: Nominee to Samuel Goldwyn Award (Best Foreign Film)1963: BAFTA Awards: Best British Actress (Roberts). 5 Nominations1963: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor (Richard Harris)1963: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best Films1963: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actor (Richard Harris)
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