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.
Title | Chariots of Fire |
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Year | 1981 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Studio | Enigma Productions, Allied Stars, 20th Century Fox |
Cast | Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm |
Crew | Terry Rawlings (Editor), David Puttnam (Producer), David Watkin (Director of Photography), Dodi Fayed (Executive Producer), Jake Eberts (Executive Producer), Hugh Hudson (Director) |
Keyword | underdog, sports, scotland, missionary, olympic games, jewry, patriotism, mayor, praline, olympian sports team, ambition, based on true story, athletics, olympic athlete, cambridge university, dramatic, celebratory, dignified, powerful |
Release | May 15, 1981 |
Runtime | 123 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.79 / 10 by 918 users |
Popularity | 22 |
Budget | 5,500,000 |
Revenue | 58,972,904 |
Language | English |