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This Sporting Life

1963 film by Lindsay Anderson
Movie film Q971412
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Summary

This Sporting Life is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,572 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Lindsay Anderson[4]
  • Screenwriter: David Storey[5]
  • Composer: Robert Gerhard[6]
  • Genre: sport film[7], drama film[8]
  • Based on: This Sporting Life[9]
  • Cast member: Richard Harris[10], Rachel Roberts[11], Alan Badel[12], William Hartnell[13], Colin Blakely[14], Arthur Lowe[15], Leonard Rossiter[16], John Gill[17], Edward Fox[18], Glenda Jackson[19], David Storey[20], Jack Watson[21]
  • Producer: Karel Reisz[22]
  • Director of photography: Denys Coop[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Review score: 8.2/10[26], 96%[27]
  • Color: color[28], black-and-white[29]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[30]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1963[31]
  • Sport: rugby league[32]
  • Distributed by: The Rank Organisation[33], Netflix[34]
  • Narrative location: Yorkshire[35]
  • Film editor: Peter Taylor[36]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[37], Academy Award for Best Actress[38]
  • Title: This Sporting Life[39]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[40]
  • Duration: 134 minutes[41]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[42]

Why It Matters

This Sporting Life has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did This Sporting Life receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

David Storey Edward Fox film Glenda Jackson Karel Reisz Lindsay Anderson Netflix Rachel Roberts Richard Harris United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Ampas collections film id → W087676
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 17233
    P14821 → 57578
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → David Storey
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+134'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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