This Sporting Life Frank Machin (Richard Harris), through quick thinking and grit, manages to leave his life as a coal miner to join his local rugby league club. Yet, despite his ability to become a star, he remains helpless to change his upbringing and his true place in society. This Sporting Life does an incredible job at evoking the rage one feels when their hands are tied, no matter how hard they try.

This Sporting Life

Frank Machin (Richard Harris), through quick thinking and grit, manages to leave his life as a coal miner to join his local rugby league club. Yet, despite his ability to become a star, he remains helpless to change his upbringing and his true place in society. This Sporting Life does an incredible job at evoking the rage one feels when their hands are tied, no matter how hard they try.

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