This Sporting Life
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This Sporting Life is a 1963 British New Wave drama film about a troubled rugby league player, noted for its gritty realism and powerful performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Sporting Life canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British New Wave film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | David Storey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationRecipient |
Rachel Roberts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | This Sporting Life (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificate | X (original UK classification) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Denis Coop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Lindsay Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
sports film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
class conflict ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Richard Harris as Frank Machin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActressRole | Rachel Roberts as Margaret Hammond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frank Machin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | professional rugby league player ⓘ |
| movement |
British New Wave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kitchen sink realism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robbie McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional turmoil
ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gritty realism
ⓘ
powerful performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Karel Reisz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Independent Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUK | 1963-02-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 134 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Storey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | rugby league ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Badel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rachel Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hartnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.