
Feature film — 1981
Chariots of Fire (1981)
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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A high-signal pick with 1,088 votes.
Enigma Productions / Allied Stars / 20th Century Fox
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Director: Hugh Hudson
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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