This sporting life., Janus Films ; Granada International ; Rank Organisation ; a Julian Wintle and Leslie Parkyn production ; produced by Karel Reisz ; screenplay by David Storey ; directed by Lindsay Anderson, Widescreen
Type
Label
This sporting life., Janus Films ; Granada International ; Rank Organisation ; a Julian Wintle and Leslie Parkyn production ; produced by Karel Reisz ; screenplay by David Storey ; directed by Lindsay Anderson, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
This sporting life.
Oclc number
177239822
Responsibility statement
Janus Films ; Granada International ; Rank Organisation ; a Julian Wintle and Leslie Parkyn production ; produced by Karel Reisz ; screenplay by David Storey ; directed by Lindsay Anderson
Runtime
134
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 417
Summary
Northern England, the early 1960's. Frank Machin is a coal miner who is mean, tough and ambitious enough to rise up and become an immediate professional rugby star. The rugby league team is run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation. His situation is not helped by the more straightforward enticements of Mrs Weaver
Table Of Contents
Disc one: The film -- Disc two: The supplements
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
Classification
Contributor
- Granada International (Firm)
- Loew, Arthur M., 1897-1977
- Cunningham, Anne
- Godsell, Vanda, 1922-1990
- Rank Organisation
- Harris, Richard, 1930-2002
- Badel, Alan
- Watson, Jack, 1915-1999
- Anderson, Lindsay, 1923-1994
- Markham, Harry
- Hartnell, William, 1908-1975
- Wintle, Julian, 1913-1980
- Storey, David, 1933-2017
- Parkyn, Leslie, 1918-1983
- Janus Films
- Blakely, Colin
- Roberts, Rachel, 1927-1980
- Reisz, Karel
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
Subject
- Social classes -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Ambition -- Drama
- Coal miners -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Sports films
- Film adaptations
- Melodrama
- Feature films
- Rugby League football players -- England -- Yorkshire -- Drama
- Widows -- Drama
- Working class men + Psychology -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- England
Content
Is Based On
Is Part Of
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor19
- Granada International (Firm)
- Loew, Arthur M., 1897-1977
- Cunningham, Anne
- Godsell, Vanda, 1922-1990
- Rank Organisation
- Harris, Richard, 1930-2002
- Badel, Alan
- Watson, Jack, 1915-1999
- Anderson, Lindsay, 1923-1994
- Markham, Harry
- Hartnell, William, 1908-1975
- Wintle, Julian, 1913-1980
- Storey, David, 1933-2017
- Parkyn, Leslie, 1918-1983
- Janus Films
- Blakely, Colin
- Roberts, Rachel, 1927-1980
- Reisz, Karel
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Genre4
- Subject12
- Social classes -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Ambition -- Drama
- Coal miners -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Sports films
- Film adaptations
- Melodrama
- Feature films
- Rugby League football players -- England -- Yorkshire -- Drama
- Widows -- Drama
- Working class men + Psychology -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- England
- Content1
- resource.hasPart4
- Is Based On1
- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1