This Sporting Life
1963 · 2h 14m · Drama · United Kingdom · Rated 12 (GB)
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
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.
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based on novel or bookbitternessblack and whitecoal minerkitchen sink realismlandlady tenant relationshipnorthern englandrugbysportswidowyorkshire
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