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Chariots of Fire

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.

1981 · PG · 2h 3m

Directed by Hugh Hudson

6.8

TMDB audience score
1,091 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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
    Harold Abrahams

  • Ian Charleson
    Eric Liddell

  • Cheryl Campbell
    Jennie Liddell

  • Alice Krige
    Sybil Gordon

  • Nigel Havers
    Lord Andrew Lindsay

  • Ian Holm
    Sam Mussabini

  • Nicholas Farrell
    Aubrey Montague

  • Daniel Gerroll
    Henry Stallard

  • John Gielgud
    Master of Trinity

  • Lindsay Anderson
    Master of Caius

  • Nigel Davenport
    Lord Birkenhead

  • Dennis Christopher
    Charles Paddock

  • Brad Davis
    Jackson Scholz

  • Patrick Magee
    Lord Cadogan

  • Peter Egan
    Duke of Sutherland

  • Struan Rodger
    Sandy McGrath

  • David Yelland
    Prince of Wales

  • Richard Griffiths
    Head Porter - Caius College