Appropriately hard-hitting on narrative as well as physical levels, The Sporting Life remains a British "kitchen sink" classic that's beautiful to look at and leaves a lingering mark.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Lindsay Anderson -
Distributor -
Criterion Collection , Continental Distributing Inc. -
Production Co -
Independent Artists Ltd. , Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions , The Rank Organization [gb] -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 16, 1963, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 18, 2016 -
Runtime -
2h 14m