Film

Chariots of Fire

1981 · 2h 3m · Drama · History

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.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Metacritic

78

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.

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

• Hugh HudsonDirector
• Colin WellandWriter
• David PuttnamProducer
• Dodi FayedExecutive Producer
• David WatkinDirector of Photography
• VangelisOriginal Music Composer
• Terry RawlingsEditor
• Esta CharkhamCasting

Chariots of Fire - Trailer

Release date

May 15, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 3m

Rated

PG

Budget

$5,500,000

Revenue

$58,972,904

Genres

Drama, History

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