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.
Chariots of Fire (1981) is a drama and history film directed by Hugh Hudson, released on May 15, 1981 with a runtime of 2h 3m. It stars Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Cheryl Campbell and Alice Krige. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 1,068 ratings.
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Ben Cross
as Harold Abrahams
Ian Charleson
as Eric Liddell
Cheryl Campbell
as Jennie Liddell
Alice Krige
as Sybil Gordon
Nigel Havers
as Lord Andrew Lindsay
Ian Holm
as Sam Mussabini
Nicholas Farrell
as Aubrey Montague
Daniel Gerroll
as Henry Stallard
John Gielgud
as Master of Trinity
Lindsay Anderson
as Master of Caius
Nigel Davenport
as Lord Birkenhead
Dennis Christopher
as Charles Paddock
Directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland, produced by David Puttnam.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 1,068 ratings.
The opening bars of the Oscar-winning Vangelis score coupled with the shot of the athletes running along the beach, barefoot, at St. Andrews is amongst the most iconic opening scenes from any film, but somehow the rest of this strays all too often into mediocrity thereafter. It tells the story of two British athletes who strove to thrive at the Olympiad in Paris in 1924. Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) comes from a…
Reviewed on July 2, 2022
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Chariots of Fire (1981) is available to stream on Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Chariots of Fire (1981) includes Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige and Nigel Havers. The film was directed by Hugh Hudson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Chariots of Fire was released on May 15, 1981 and runs for 2h 3m.
Chariots of Fire (1981) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 1,068 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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