Chariots of Fire (1981)2h03
Drama · History
Director Hugh Hudson (6.6 avg)
Also directed Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Finding Altamira, Revolution, and 11 more
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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Cast
Ben Cross
Ian Charleson
Cheryl Campbell
Alice Krige
Nigel Havers
Ian Holm
Nicholas Farrell
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