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By Kevin B (1,217) on 10 Nov 2007

Harris is shockingly charismatic in this…

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By Darren S (187) on 03 Nov 2007

Fascinating and often brutal portrait of a man gradually destroying himself by failing to get a grip on his own emotions…

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By Yogesh R (89) on 26 Oct 2007

Harris does Brando better than Brando…

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By Ben S (1,411) on 15 Oct 2007

Great kitchen sink drama from the 1960s featuring excellent performances from Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts…

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By John W (1,851) on 14 Oct 2007

This is as near to high brow cinema as I get. Love black and white films like this…

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By Philip G (267) on 05 Oct 2007

Well-made - but wretchedly-depressing - drama, not about rugby, but a thug's inability to correctly express his feelings for his landlady…

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By Generoso F (106) on 27 Sep 2007

A great early film by the under appreciated Lindsay Anderson. Richard Harris gives one of the best performances of his career…

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By Stephen H (1,156) on 18 Sep 2007

Northern grit as it once was, how the kitchen sink generation rejoiced…

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By Tim F (715) on 09 Sep 2007

Great film and terrific portrayal of 1960's Rugby League…

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By Andy L (621) on 04 Sep 2007

Here Anderson applies the many lessons that he gained whilst working with Humphrey Jennings to a no holds barred tale of a rugby player and…

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By Adam Z (211) on 31 Aug 2007

The most important thing that can be said about 'This Sporting Life' is just how very intense it is, and most of this is down to the acting…

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By Fiona B (116) on 19 Aug 2007

The original angry young man movie. Harris is excellent…

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By Tom W (505) on 14 Aug 2007

A complex tale of sporting success and social failing, Lindsay Anderson's British realist film pulses with a level of tragedy Shakespeare would…

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By Tom Milne (86) for Time Out (7,510) on 09 Feb 2006

A reminder that something really was stirring in those days of the British New Wave before it frittered itself away…

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By James H (4,675) on 31 Oct 2005

Intensely powerful film, with lead performance to match. Very bleak and realistic, unusual for the cinema in 1963. Brutal at times…

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By John Petrakis (110) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 26 Jun 2002

It's impossible not to appreciate the remarkable performances (both Harris and Roberts were nominated for Oscars) or the realistic rugby scenes…

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