Directed by:
Lindsay AndersonScreenplay:
David StoreyCinematography:
Denys N. CoopComposer:
Roberto GerhardCast:
Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, Colin Blakely, Arthur Lowe, Tom Clegg, Edward Fox, Glenda Jackson, William Hartnell, David Storey, Leonard Rossiter (more)VOD (2)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
Love from a Stranger / This Sporting Life / The Skull / The Return of the Soldier
Four British Film Scores
Label: New Music Cassettes
Year: 2004
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 01:03:02
Notes: Re-recording conducted by Jac Van Steen.
| 1. | LOVE FROM A STRANGER: Title Music | Benjamin Britten | 01:12 |
| 2. | Traffic Music | Benjamin Britten | 01:32 |
| 3. | Brighton | Benjamin Britten | 00:43 |
| 4. | Love Music | Benjamin Britten | 02:47 |
| 5. | Channel Crossing | Benjamin Britten | 03:15 |
| 6. | End Titles | Benjamin Britten | 00:52 |
| 7. | THIS SPORTING LIFE: Part I | Roberto Gerhard | 02:23 |
| 8. | Part II | Roberto Gerhard | 01:12 |
| 9. | Part III | Roberto Gerhard | 02:12 |
| 10. | Part IV | Roberto Gerhard | 02:06 |
| 11. | Part V | Roberto Gerhard | 01:26 |
| 12. | Part VI | Roberto Gerhard | 01:00 |
| 13. | Part VII | Roberto Gerhard | 03:45 |
| 14. | Part VIII | Roberto Gerhard | 01:17 |
| 15. | THE SKULL: Part I - Title Music | Elisabeth Lutyens | 01:41 |
| 16. | Part II | Elisabeth Lutyens | 01:33 |
| 17. | Part III | Elisabeth Lutyens | 03:04 |
| 18. | Part IV | Elisabeth Lutyens | 01:09 |
| 19. | Part V | Elisabeth Lutyens | 04:44 |
| 20. | Part VI | Elisabeth Lutyens | 02:26 |
| 21. | Part VII - End Titles | Elisabeth Lutyens | 02:27 |
| 22. | THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER: Main Title – The Dream | Richard Rodney Bennett | 03:22 |
| 23. | The Hospital | Richard Rodney Bennett | 02:52 |
| 24. | The House | Richard Rodney Bennett | 03:23 |
| 25. | Chris And Margaret | Richard Rodney Bennett | 01:35 |
| 26. | Chris At The Window | Richard Rodney Bennett | 01:31 |
| 27. | Hallucinations | Richard Rodney Bennett | 01:56 |
| 28. | The Lake – The Letters | Richard Rodney Bennett | 01:10 |
| 29. | Chris Returns | Richard Rodney Bennett | 04:27 |