Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire (1981)

This is the story of two men who run, not to run, but to prove something to the world. They will sacrifice anything to achieve their goals... except their honor.

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

Date of release
1981-05-15
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (1079)
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Hugh Hudson

Casting

  • Ben Cross — Harold Abrahams
  • Ian Charleson — Eric Liddell
  • Cheryl Campbell — Jennie Liddell
  • Alice Krige — Sybil Gordon
  • Nigel Havers — Lord Andrew Lindsay
  • Ian Holm — Sam Mussabini
  • Nicholas Farrell — Aubrey Montague
  • Daniel Gerroll — Henry Stallard
  • John Gielgud — Master of Trinity
  • Lindsay Anderson — Master of Caius
  • Nigel Davenport — Lord Birkenhead
  • Dennis Christopher — Charles Paddock

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