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Chariots of Fire (1981)

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.

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.

Release: 1981-05-15
Runtime: 123 min
Rating: 6.774 / 10
Cast
Ben Cross
Ben Cross
Harold Abrahams
Ian Charleson
Ian Charleson
Eric Liddell
Cheryl Campbell
Cheryl Campbell
Jennie Liddell
Alice Krige
Alice Krige
Sybil Gordon
Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
Lord Andrew Lindsay
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Sam Mussabini
Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
Aubrey Montague
Daniel Gerroll
Daniel Gerroll
Henry Stallard
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Master of Trinity
Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Anderson
Master of Caius
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
Lord Birkenhead
Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopher
Charles Paddock
Brad Davis
Brad Davis
Jackson Scholz
Patrick Magee
Patrick Magee
Lord Cadogan
Peter Egan
Peter Egan
Duke of Sutherland
Struan Rodger
Struan Rodger
Sandy McGrath
David Yelland
David Yelland
Prince of Wales
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Head Porter - Caius College