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The Ghost of Richard Harris

"This Sporting Life." This was sort of thebeginning of the whole thing, wasn't it, really?

"This Sporting Life." This was sort of the
beginning of the whole thing, wasn't it, really?

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"This Sporting Life."
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This was sort of the beginning of the whole thing,
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wasn't it, really?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:14
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Bright Yellow Films,Samson Films,Sky Original Productions

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Movie Summary

Richard Harris a fascinating man as seen through the eyes of his three sons, BAFTA Award-winning actor Jared Harris, actor Jamie Harris and director Damian Harris.
He started off, the bar was set really high - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:07
He started off, the bar was set really high
He got an Oscar nomination - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:05
He got an Oscar nomination
And it changed his life, all of our lives. - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:04
And it changed his life, all of our lives.
And Lindsay Anderson was a tremendous director. - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:04
And Lindsay Anderson was a tremendous director.
Oxford University, a very intelligent, intellectual man. - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:04
Oxford University, a very intelligent, intellectual man.
But what he had was he had this most amazing - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:07
But what he had was he had this most amazing
What I would call almost psychological violence, - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:07
What I would call almost psychological violence,
You know, he would scare the life outta you. - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:04
You know, he would scare the life outta you.
You have to be masochistic, - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:08
You have to be masochistic,
You have to be able to inflict pain on yourself. - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:04
You have to be able to inflict pain on yourself.
You have to walk out and saying, - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:06
You have to walk out and saying,
I'm gonna build up a treasury of emotions here - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:08
I'm gonna build up a treasury of emotions here
You gotta step over maybe the closest of people to get that. - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:06
You gotta step over maybe the closest of people to get that.
Yeah, I mean, what comes to mind when he says that - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:07
Yeah, I mean, what comes to mind when he says that
It's really detailed in Lindsay's diaries, - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:07
It's really detailed in Lindsay's diaries,
Initially Lindsay travelled to Tahiti - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:13
Initially Lindsay travelled to Tahiti
And then when filming began, my father changed, - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:08
And then when filming began, my father changed,
And he really was controlling and humiliated Lindsay, - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:15
And he really was controlling and humiliated Lindsay,
"Sporting Life" just was the breakthrough film - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:05
"Sporting Life" just was the breakthrough film
Not in terms of its commercial success, - The Ghost of Richard Harris 00:12
Not in terms of its commercial success,