This Sporting Life (1963) 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC AC3-SARTRE

One of the finest British films ever made, this benchmark of "kitchen-sink realism" follows the self-defeating professional and romantic pursuits of a miner turned rugby player eking out an existence in drab Yorkshire. With an astonishing, raging performance by a young Richard Harris, an equally blistering turn by fellow Oscar nominee Rachel Roberts as the widow with whom he lodges, and electrifying direction by Lindsay Anderson, in his feature-film debut following years of documentary work, This Sporting Life remains a dramatic powerhouse.
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STARS...........: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
DIRECTOR........: Lindsay Anderson
WRITERS.........: David Storey
GENRE...........: Drama, Sport
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057578
RUNTIME.........: 2h 14mn
SIZE............: 5.89 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC ([email protected])
BITRATE.........: 6000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1788x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.66:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English AC3 Mono 2.0 224kbps
AUDIO2..........: Commentary with editor Paul Ryan and writer David Storey.
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Network Blu-ray, Criterion DVD
ENCODE DATE.....: 2022-06-15

Network Extras

• Production image Gallery
• Behind the scenes image Gallery
• Portrait image Gallery
• Promotional image Gallery
• Promotional material PDFs (attached to Production Image Gallery)
• Trailer
Criterion Extras

• Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? (2004) - A short documentary featuring Anderson's friends and collaborators
• Lois Sutcliffe Smith - A new interview with Anderson's first producer and close friend.
• Wakefield Express (1952) - An early documentary by Anderson about the town featured in This Sporting Life.
• Meet the Pioneers (1948) - Anderson's first film, a documentary short about a mining engineering firm.
• Is That All There Is? (1992) - Anderson's autobiographical final film.
• Audio commentary featuring Anderson's book editor Paul Ryan and screenwriter David Storey.