Chariots of Fire (1981)

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2h 3m
Running Time

May 15, 1981
Release Date

Chariots of Fire (1981)

6
/ 10
1 User Ratings
2h 3m
Running Time

May 15, 1981
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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Plot.

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 & Crew.

Gordon Hammersley

Gordon Hammersley

President - Cambridge Athletic Club

Alan Dudley

Alan Dudley

Caius Manservant

Tess Dignan

Tess Dignan

Schoolgirl

Michael Jeyes

Michael Jeyes

Footman

David Kivlin

David Kivlin

First Scots Boy

Eddie Hughson

Eddie Hughson

Second Scots Boy

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Garth Jones (scenes deleted)

Ted Robbins

Ted Robbins

Shot Putter (uncredited)

Kenteas Brine

Kenteas Brine

Makeup Artist

Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt

Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt

Hairstylist

Kate Healy

Kate Healy

Hairstylist

Mary Hillman

Mary Hillman

Makeup Department Head

Hilary Steinberg

Hilary Steinberg

Makeup Artist

Joan Hills

Joan Hills

Hair Department Head

Joyce Herlihy

Joyce Herlihy

Production Manager

Jonathan Benson

Jonathan Benson

Assistant Director

Les Phipps

Les Phipps

Standby Rigger

Douglas Regan

Douglas Regan

Standby Painter

Simone Reynolds

Simone Reynolds

Additional Casting

Dorothy Andrew

Dorothy Andrew

Extras Casting

Matthew Binns

Matthew Binns

Second Assistant Director

Melvin Lind

Melvin Lind

Second Assistant Director

Terence Fitch

Terence Fitch

Third Assistant Director

Hugh O'Donnell

Hugh O'Donnell

Third Assistant Director

Bill Rudgard

Bill Rudgard

Third Assistant Director

David Murphy

David Murphy

Wardrobe Supervisor

Louise Frogley

Louise Frogley

Assistant Costume Designer

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Wardrobe Master

Nadia Arthur

Nadia Arthur

Wardrobe Master

John Brady

John Brady

Wardrobe Assistant

Marina Drecker

Marina Drecker

Wardrobe Assistant

Imogen Magnus

Imogen Magnus

Wardrobe Assistant

Gill John

Gill John

Wardrobe Assistant

Vivian Tozer

Vivian Tozer

Wardrobe Assistant

Tony Allen

Tony Allen

Tailor

Claire Sorrell

Claire Sorrell

Costume Assistant

Diane Bates

Diane Bates

Assistant Art Director

Bryony Foster

Bryony Foster

Set Dresser

Diana Morris

Diana Morris

Set Dresser

Kate Kilroy

Kate Kilroy

Set Buyer

John Kelly

John Kelly

Title Designer

John Gorham

John Gorham

Title Designer

Colin Welland

Colin Welland

Writer

Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Details.

Release Date
May 15, 1981

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 3m

Content Rating
PG

Budget
$5,500,000

Box Office
$58,972,904

Filming Locations
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

underdog
scotland
missionary
jewry
patriotism
mayor
praline
olympic games
olympian sports team
ambition
sport
based on a true story
athletics
olympic athlete
cambridge university
celebratory
dramatic
dignified
powerful

Wiki.

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.

Chariots of Fire was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score for Vangelis's electronic theme tune. At the 35th British Academy Film Awards, the film was nominated in 11 categories and won in three, including Best Film. It is ranked 19th in the British Film Institute's list of Top 100 British films.

The film's title was inspired by the line "Bring me my Chariot of fire!" from the William Blake poem adapted into the British hymn and unofficial English anthem "Jerusalem"; the hymn is heard at the end of the film. The original phrase "chariot(s) of fire" is from 2 Kings 2:11 and 6:17 in the Bible.

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