Description:

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.

Special Features:

• New, restored high-definition digital transfer
• Audio commentary featuring Paul Ryan and David Storey
• Theatrical trailer
• Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? (2004, 30min.) documentary
• New video interview with Lois Sutcliffe Smith, Anderson's close friend
• Meet the Pioneers (1948, 33 min), Anderson's 1st doc short
• Wakefield Express (1952, 30 min.) Anderson's short-film
• Is That All There Is? (1992, 50 min.), Anderson's autobiographical, final film
• PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard