Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981
2h 3m
6.8

6.8/10

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Drama History

"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."

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $5,500,000

Revenue: $58,972,904

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Enigma Productions Allied Stars 20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

underdog sports scotland missionary olympic games jewry patriotism mayor praline olympian sports team ambition based on true story athletics 1920s olympic athlete running on the beach cambridge university dramatic running celebratory dignified powerful

Quick Facts

Release Date May 15, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0082158

Cast

Ben Cross
Ben Cross

Harold Abrahams

Ian Charleson
Ian Charleson

Eric Liddell

Cheryl Campbell
Cheryl Campbell

Jennie Liddell

Alice Krige
Alice Krige

Sybil Gordon

Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers

Lord Andrew Lindsay

Ian Holm
Ian Holm

Sam Mussabini

Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell

Aubrey Montague

Daniel Gerroll
Daniel Gerroll

Henry Stallard

John Gielgud
John Gielgud

Master of Trinity

Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Anderson

Master of Caius

Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport

Lord Birkenhead

Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopher

Charles Paddock

Key Crew

Hugh Hudson
Director
David Puttnam
Producer
Dodi Fayed
Executive Producer
Colin Welland
Writer