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This Sporting Life

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.

Original title: This Sporting Life

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nominations

100%

winning rate

2

wins

Cannes Film Festival #16 - 1963

Award People Status
Best Actor in a Leading Role [Main Competition] Richard Harris Winner
FIPRESCI Prize [Main Competition] Lindsay Anderson Winner

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