---
title: 'This Sporting Life (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lindsay Anderson'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-sporting-life-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057578/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# This Sporting Life (1963)

1963 · 134 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

This Sporting Life is a 1963 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson, and adapted by David Storey from his 1960 novel. It stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, William Hartnell, and Alan Badel. Harris, in his first starring role, portrays a rugby league footballer in Wakefield, a mining city in Yorkshire, whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting life.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [David Storey](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-storey)
- **Director:** [Lindsay Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-anderson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roberto Gerhard](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-gerhard)
- **Producer:** [Karel Reisz](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-reisz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Denys Coop](https://cinepixo.com/people/denys-coop)
- **Editor:** [Peter Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-taylor)

## Cast

- [Jack Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-watson)
- [Richard Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-harris)
- [Edward Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-fox)
- [Leonard Rossiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rossiter)
- [Colin Blakely](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-blakely)
- [Alan Badel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-badel)
- [Arthur Lowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-lowe)
- [William Hartnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hartnell)
- [John Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gill)
- [Rachel Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-roberts)
- [David Storey](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-storey)
- [Glenda Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenda-jackson)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-sporting-life-1963
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