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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 76% of the 781 1960s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
In early 1960s Northern England, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
127 audience votes
Key crew
- Lindsay AndersonDirector
- David StoreyScreenplay
- Roberto GerhardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard HarrisFrank Machin
- Rachel RobertsMrs. Margaret Hammond
- Alan BadelGerald Weaver
- William Hartnell'Dad' Johnson
- Colin BlakelyMaurice Braithwaite
- Vanda GodsellMrs Anne Weaver
- Anne CunninghamJudith
- Jack WatsonLen Miller
- Arthur LoweCharles Slomer
- Harry MarkhamWade
- George SewellJeff
- Leonard RossiterPhillips, Sports Writer
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Themes
northern englandbased on novel or booksportswidowrugbyyorkshireblack and whitebitternesskitchen sink realismcoal minerlandlady tenant relationship
The Best Movies of 1963
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