THIS SPORTING LIFE

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• Release Year: 1963
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: 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. With an astonishing, raging performance by a young Richard Harris, an equally blistering turn by fellow Oscar nominee Rachel Roberts as the widow with whom he lodges, and electrifying direction by Lindsay Anderson, in his feature-film debut following years of documentary work, This Sporting Life remains a dramatic powerhouse. ;
• Cast: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely, Vanda Godsell, Anne Cunningham, Jack Watson, Arthur Lowe, Harry Markham, George Sewell, Leonard Rossiter, Katherine Parr, Bernadette Benson, Andrew Nolan, Peter Duguid, Wallas Eaton, Anthony Woodruff, Michael Logan, Murray Evans, Tom Clegg, Ken Traill, Frank Windsor, John Gill, Edward Fox, Glenda Jackson, Graham Roberts, Anton Rodgers, David Storey, Lindsay Anderson
• Director: Lindsay Anderson
• Runtime: 2:14
• Company: Independent Artists Production Limited, Granada International Media Ltd., Janus Films, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie