This Sporting Life (Criterion Collection) (1963) On DVD

Actor:        Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely
Director:    Lindsay Anderson
Genre:        Drama
Year:          1963
Studio:       Criterion Collection
Length:      135
Released:  January 22, 2008
Rating:       Unrated (Video)
Format:      DVD
Misc:          Black & White
Language:  English
Subtitles  :  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

One of the finest British films ever made, this benchmark of kitchen-sink realism follows the self-defeating professional and romantic pursuits of a miner turned rugby player eking out an existence in drab Yorkshire. With an astonishing, raging performance by a young Richard Harris, an equally blistering turn by fellow Oscar nominee Rachel Roberts as the widow with whom he lodges, and electrifying direction by Lindsay Anderson, in his feature-film debut following years of documentary work, This Sporting Life remains a dramatic powerhouse.