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This Sporting Life

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IMDB ID: tt0057578

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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.

English

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Richard Harris

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Rachel Roberts

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Alan Badel

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William Hartnell

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Colin Blakely

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Vanda Godsell

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Anne Cunningham

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Jack Watson

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Arthur Lowe

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Harry Markham

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Lindsay Anderson

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David Storey

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