In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
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Richard Harris
Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel
Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell
'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely
Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell
Mrs Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham
Judith
Jack Watson
Len Miller
Arthur Lowe
Charles Slomer
Harry Markham
Wade
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Screenplay
David Storey
Tagline
"He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$286,281
Production
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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