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This Sporting Life (1963)

This Sporting Life (1963)

David R. George III
Quick Takes

Harsh tale of a British miner turned rugby player seeking love and acceptance. Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts turn in fine, Oscar-nominated performances, but this bleak tale of lost love, fear, and the search for happiness reflects the hardscrabble existence of city life in early-sixties northern England.

**¾ (out of *****)

©2018 David R. George III

1963 • 2 HOURS, 14 MINUTES
THE RANK ORGANISATION • JULIAN WINTLE–LESLIE PARKYN PRODUCTIONS

STARRING
• RICHARD HARRIS, RACHEL ROBERTS

ALSO STARRING
• ALAN BADEL, WILLIAM HARTNELL

WRITTEN BY
• DAVID STOREY (SCREENPLAY)
• DAVID STOREY (BASED ON THE NOVEL BY)

DIRECTED BY
• LINDSAY ANDERSON

1963 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (2)
• BEST ACTOR: RICHARD HARRIS (LOST TO SIDNEY POITIER FOR LILIES OF THE FIELD)
• BEST ACTRESS: RACHEL ROBERTS (LOST TO PATRICIA NEAL FOR HUD)

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