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Chariots of Fire

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Chariots of Fire
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PG,2hrs 3min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1981
Director:
Hugh Hudson
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers  ...more
Synopsis: 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 religious faith. Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), is a Jewish Englishman who wants desperately to be accepted and prove to the world that Jews are not inferior. The film crosscuts between each man's life as he trains ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
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 ... Full Review
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Ben Cross
Harold Abrahams
Ian Charleson
Eric Liddell
Nigel Havers
Lord Andrew Lindsay
Alice Krige
Sybil Gordon
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