Chariots of Fire 1981

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 118 min

genre: historical

theme: sports

director: Hugh Hudson

Score: 6 / 10

Chariots of Fire is a 1981 historical sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam. It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice. Ben Cross and Ian Charleson star as Abrahams and Liddell, alongside Nigel Havers, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Brad Davis and Dennis Christopher in supporting roles. Kenneth Branagh and Stephen Fry make their debuts in minor roles.

Plot

During a 1978 funeral service in London in honour of the life of Harold Abrahams, headed by his former colleague Lord Andrew Lindsay, there is a flashback to when he was young and in a group of athletes running along a beach.

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author	Colin Welland
award	Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay National Board of Review Award for Best Film Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award
contentLocation	England Paris
director	Hugh Hudson
editor	Terry Rawlings
genre	drama historical
keywords	1924 olympics 1924 summer olympics 400-metre race 400 metres 400 metres hurdles antisemitism around the world aubrey montague british olympic committee church of scotland edward viii of the united kingdom epilogue eric liddell gilbert and sullivan great britain h. b. stallard harold abrahams henry stallard isaiah 40 jackson scholz japanese-occupied china last chance london lord\'s day married meet prince of wales religious conviction run sam mussabini second sino-japanese war string sybil evers sybil gordon train trinity great court run university of cambridge wikisource:bible
musicBy	Vangelis
nomination	Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	David Puttnam
productionCompany	Allied Stars Ltd Enigma Productions
recordedAt	Edinburgh
theme	biographical biographical drama race religion sports