Chariots of Fire
"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."
1981-05-15
6.777
en 123mDramaHistory
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.
Editor
Terry Rawlings
Producer
David Puttnam
Director of Photography
David Watkin
Executive Producer
Dodi Fayed
Director
Hugh Hudson
Original Music Composer
Vangelis
underdog sports scotland missionary olympic games jewry patriotism mayor praline olympian sports team ambition based on true story athletics olympic athlete cambridge university dramatic celebratory dignified powerful
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$58,972,904Budget
$5,500,000Countries
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Companies
- Enigma Productions
- Allied Stars
- 20th Century Fox
