Actors - This Sporting Life

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This Sporting Life is a 1963 British film which tells the story of a rugby league player in Northern England whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting life. The film stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts and Alan Badel. It was adapted by David Storey from his novel and directed by Lindsay Anderson, and is considered to be one of the last major films of the British New Wave or "Free Cinema" movement.

The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Harris) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Rachel Roberts.

Notable among the supporting cast is William Hartnell, who would go on to international fame as the original Doctor Who. It was his role in This Sporting Life which brought him to the attention of the first Doctor Who producer Verity Lambert.

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