Chariots of Fire

IMDb 6.8 1981 • 123 min • DramaHistory

Director

Hugh Hudson

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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