This Sporting Life (1963)

Richard Harris is a brutish, ambitious coal miner who is given a place on a local rugby team after impressing the team’s owner with his aggression. He’s an unlikable lout who assaults opposing players and attempts to rape his landlady. At the same time, no one treats him as anything more than a goon and a payday. I had a hard time relating to or finding interest in the hyper masculinity of the main character and the world he inhabits. It is obvious that Harris put much into the character, believably encompassing his roughness and belligerence. 

Oscar Nominations: Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Actress in a Leading Role