This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

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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“The reason I picked it is it's a huge part of my life, ironically enough. Two weeks after it debuted, I won a Tony Award for it.”

John Lithgow

Actor

“This is just an incredible performance. When you get to see acting like that that's really so raw and it feels unstudied.”

Paul Dano

Actor, Director