Chariots of Fire Movie Review 1981

A lush telling of the parallel stories of Harold Abraham and Eric Liddell, English runners who competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics. One was compelled by a hatred of anti-Semitism, the other by the love of God. Outstanding performances by the entire cast.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 123 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

The Olympics, Biopics: Sports, Religion, True Stories, Sports Dramas, Running, Paris

Screenplay

Colin Welland

Cast

Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm, Alice Krige, Brad Davis, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Magee, Cheryl Campbell, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Nigel Davenport

Cinematography

David Watkin

Director

Hugh Hudson

Music

Vangelis

Producer

Enigma Productions, David Puttnam

Awards

Oscars 1981: Costume Des., Orig. Screenplay, Picture, Orig. Score; British Acad. 1981: Film, Support. Actor (Holm); Golden Globes 1982: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics 1981: Cinematog.