Directed by:
Lindsay AndersonScreenplay:
David StoreyCinematography:
Denys N. CoopComposer:
Roberto GerhardCast:
Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, Colin Blakely, Arthur Lowe, Tom Clegg, Edward Fox, Glenda Jackson, William Hartnell, David Storey, Leonard Rossiter (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
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