This Sporting Life

N.p. Continental Distributing, 1963. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1963 British film.

Based on the 1960 novel by screenwriter David Storey. One of the greatest films in British cinema, and regarded by many to be Richard Harris' finest performance. A young and angry Yorkshire rugby footballer finds his romantic life to be as unsuccessful as his sporting life is rewarding. Lindsay Anderson's stunning feature film debut following years of documentary work. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palm d'Or.

Set in and shot on location in Yorkshire, England.

27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus, with a pinhole to each corner and a tiny chip to the top right margin. Bright and unfaded.

Criterion Collection 417.

[Book #127386]