This Sporting Life (1963) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Lindsay Anderson.

Cast

• Richard Harris as Frank Machin
• Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
• Alan Badel as Gerald Weaver
• William Hartnell as 'Dad' Johnson
• Colin Blakely as Maurice Braithwaite
• Vanda Godsell as Mrs Anne Weaver
• Anne Cunningham as Judith
• Jack Watson as Len Miller
• Arthur Lowe as Charles Slomer
• Harry Markham as Wade
• George Sewell as Jeff
• Leonard Rossiter as Phillips, Sports Writer
• Katherine Parr as Mrs Farrer
• Bernadette Benson as Lynda Hammond
• Andrew Nolan as Ian Hammond
• Peter Duguid as Doctor
• Wallas Eaton as Waiter
• Anthony Woodruff as Tom, Head Waiter
• Michael Logan as Riley
• Murray Evans as Hooker
• Tom Clegg as Gower
• Ken Traill as Trainer
• Frank Windsor as Dentist
• John Gill as Cameron
• Edward Fox as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
• Glenda Jackson as Singer at Party (uncredited)
• Roy Lansford as Man in Pub (Uncredited)
• Bryan Mosley as Man in Bar (uncredited)
• Anton Rodgers as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Crew

• Lindsay Anderson — Director
• David Storey — Novel
• David Storey — Screenplay
• Karel Reisz — Producer
• Roberto Gerhard — Original Music Composer
• Denys N. Coop — Director of Photography

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