This Sporting Life

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David Simpson

Certificate: 12
Running Time: 134 Mins
Retail Price: £14.99
Release Date: 02/06/2014
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Richard Harris gives a career-best performance as a brutally competitive rugby player, strongly supported by Rachel Roberts as his bitter landlady, both of whom received Oscar nominations, with Roberts winning the BAFTA for Best British Actress. David Storey's compelling script was also BAFTA nominated, while director Lindsay Anderson was nominated for the Golden Palm for his unflinching look at working-class life set in the bleak landscape of northern England. This Sporting Life is featured here in a High Definition transfer made from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.

Miner Frank Machin lodges with a widow, Mrs. Hammond. His competitive nature and powerful physique lead him to join the local rugby team and, as his career progresses, so too his brutal nature distances him from those around him. Success – and perhaps a new sense of insecurity – seems to make Frank harsher and cruder.

Special Features:
Original Theatrical Trailer (SD)
Four image galleries, including extensive promotional and behind-the-scenes shots
Promotional material PDFs
Commemorative booklet by film historian David Rolinson

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