Festival focus on film great Harris
Harris was synonymous with Limerick. He left for London in the early 1950s to carve a career in acting, but returned regularly, often for Munster rugby matches, and trumpeted the city’s appeal at every opportunity.
After training as an actor, Harris served a useful apprenticeship with Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop before film gigs started rolling his way in 1958. He came to international prominence with a defining role as the salty, fading rugby league player, Frank Machin, in This Sporting Life, a cult classic that earned him a best actor award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.
