Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Plot.
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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
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
Patrick Doyle
Jimmie
John Young
Rev. J.D. Liddell
Yvonne Gilan
Mrs Liddell
David John
Ernest Liddell
Benny Young
Rob Liddell
Yves Beneyton
George Andre
Stephen Mallatratt
Watson
Gerry Slevin
Colonel John Keddie
Colin Bruce
Taylor
Alan Polonsky
Paxton
Edward Wiley
Fitch
Jeremy Sinden
President - Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Andrew Hawkins
Secretary - Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Jack Smethurst
Sleeping Car Attendant
Peter Cellier
Head Waiter - The Savoy
Philip O'Brien
US Coach
Ruby Wax
Bunty
Ralph Lawton
Harbour Master
Kim Clifford
Sybil's Maid
John Rutland
Caius Porter
Tommy Boyle
Reporter
Wallace Campbell
Highland Provost
Gordon Hammersley
President - Cambridge Athletic Club
Alan Dudley
Caius Manservant
Tess Dignan
Schoolgirl
Michael Jeyes
Footman
David Kivlin
First Scots Boy
Eddie Hughson
Second Scots Boy
Michael Lonsdale
Garth Jones (scenes deleted)
Ted Robbins
Shot Putter (uncredited)
Kenneth Branagh
Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Stephen Fry
Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Barrie Holland
University Professor (uncredited)
David Puttnam
Producer
Hugh Hudson
Director
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Terry Rawlings
Editor
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Dodi Fayed
Executive Producer
Vangelis
Original Music Composer
Len Huntingford
Art Direction
Hilary Steinberg
Makeup Artist
Kate Healy
Hairstylist
Mary Hillman
Makeup Department Head
Kenteas Brine
Makeup Artist
Joan Hills
Hair Department Head
Esta Charkham
Casting
Jonathan Amberston
Art Direction
Jonathan Benson
Assistant Director
Anna Ridley
Art Direction
Andrew Sanders
Art Direction
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt
Hairstylist
Joyce Herlihy
Production Manager
Graham Churchyard
Costume Assistant
Roger Hall
Supervising Art Director
Paul Bradburn
Props
Bill Rowe
Sound Mixer
Jane Buck
Continuity
Michael Connor
Focus Puller
Graham Attwood
Still Photographer
Clive Winter
Sound Mixer
Dewi Humphreys
Camera Operator
Denis Fraser
Grip
Jim Shields
Sound Editor
Ron Phipps
Production Accountant
Ray Potter
Electrician
Harry Rabinowitz
Music Coordinator
James Crawford
Associate Producer
Peter Robinson
Camera Loader
Roy Evans
Construction Manager
Simon Bosanquet
Location Manager
Caroline Langley
Location Manager
Dorothy Andrew
Extras Casting
Imogen Magnus
Wardrobe Assistant
Les Healey
First Assistant Editor
John Leuenberger
Property Master
Les Phipps
Standby Rigger
Kate Kilroy
Set Buyer
Ros Siely
Assistant Editor
Bill Rudgard
Third Assistant Director
John Brady
Wardrobe Assistant
Marina Drecker
Wardrobe Assistant
Claire Sorrell
Costume Assistant
Maggie Phelan
Assistant Accountant
Ray Merrin
Sound Mixer
Douglas Regan
Standby Painter
Rowland Fowles
Sound Assistant
Terence Fitch
Third Assistant Director
Louise Frogley
Assistant Costume Designer
Ray Caple
Matte Painter
Pat Gilbert
Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew Binns
Second Assistant Director
John Kelly
Title Designer
John New
Standby Carpenter
David Murphy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Terry Smith
Wardrobe Master
Vivian Tozer
Wardrobe Assistant
Alan Grayley
Electrician
Jennie Raglan
Production Secretary
Simone Reynolds
Additional Casting
Eddie Knight
Electrician
Alan Grosch
Electrician
Gill John
Wardrobe Assistant
Hazel Crombie
Assistant Accountant
Diane Bates
Assistant Art Director
Derek Gatrell
Electrician
Melvin Lind
Second Assistant Director
Hugh O'Donnell
Third Assistant Director
Nadia Arthur
Wardrobe Master
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 15, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Content RatingPG
Budget$5,500,000
Box Office$58,972,904
Filming LocationsEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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.