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.

Genre: Drama, History

Stars: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm

Crew: Hugh Hudson (Director), David Puttnam (Producer), David Watkin (Director of Photography), Terry Rawlings (Editor), Dodi Fayed (Executive Producer), Jake Eberts (Executive Producer)

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Language: English

Studio: Enigma Productions, Allied Stars, 20th Century Fox

Runtime: 123 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: May 15, 1981

IMDb: 4.2

Keywords: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

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