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Based on a true story, Chariots of Fire is the internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning drama of two very different men who compete as runners in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a serious Christian Scotsman, believes that he has to succeed as a testament to his undying ...more
MPAA Rating: PG | Year: 1981 | Running Time: 123 minutes
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$20.99CHARIOTS OF FIRE (2PC) / (WS DUB RMST SPEC SUB)
As a handsomely realized and superbly acted story about the multi-faceted drive to win, it was perhaps all the more appropriate that Chariots of Fire (1981) overcame its dark-horse status to take the Best Picture Oscar. Based on the true story of two British runners in the 1924 Olympics, the experiences of Ben Cross' Jewish Cambridge student and Ian Charleson's devout missionary peel away the usual patriotic dross to reveal the complex motives that drive competition. The deeply personal ...more
- Ben Cross - Harold Abrahams
- Ian Charleson - Eric Liddell
- Nigel Havers - Lord Andrew Lindsay
- Nicholas Farrell - Aubrey Montague
- Ian Holm - Sam
- Daniel Gerroll - Henry Stallard
- John Gielgud - Master of Trinity
- Yves Beneyton - George Andre
- Colin Bruce - Taylor
- Peter Cellier - Savoy Head Waiter
- Richard Griffiths - Head Porter, Caius College
- John Rutland - Caius Porter
- David John - Ernest Liddell
- Paul Howard
- Hugh Hudson - Director
- Dodi Fayed - Executive Producer
- David Puttnam - Producer
- Colin Welland - Screenwriter
- Roger Hall - Art Director
- Milena Canonero - Costume Designer
- Louise Frogley - Costume Designer
- Matthew Binns - First Assistant Director
- Jonathan Benson - First Assistant Director
- Terry Rawlings - Editor
- Vangelis - Composer (Music Score)
- David Watkin - Cinematographer
- Clive Winter - Sound/Sound Designer
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