This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life (1963)

1963-02-07 · 134 min · Rating 7.00/10 (119 votes)

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

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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