This Sporting Life

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

• Drama

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.

Director

Lindsay Anderson

Released

7 February 1963

Studio

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Independent Artists

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