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
