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Chariots of Fire
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.
1981 · Directed by Hugh Hudson · 123 min · Drama · History · 14 frames
Tagline
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.
Crew
- Written by: Colin Welland
- Cinematography: David Watkin
- Edited by: Terry Rawlings
- Music: Vangelis
- Produced by: David Puttnam
Cast
- Ben Cross as Harold Abrahams
- Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell
- Cheryl Campbell as Jennie Liddell
- Alice Krige as Sybil Gordon
- Nigel Havers as Lord Andrew Lindsay
- Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini
- Nicholas Farrell as Aubrey Montague
- Daniel Gerroll as Henry Stallard
- John Gielgud as Master of Trinity
- Lindsay Anderson as Master of Caius
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Enigma Productions, Allied Stars, 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $5,500,000
- Box office: $58,972,904
- Themes: underdog, sports, scotland, missionary, olympic games, jewry, patriotism, mayor, praline, olympian sports team
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