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This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

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Release date: 1963

Rating 7.5

(7k)
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2h 14m

This Sporting Life
Drama

Overview

In Northern England in the early 1960s, 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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Trailers & Clips

Digitally Remastered This Sporting Life (3rd November 2008)

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