
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Overview
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.
Production Companies

Additional Info
Budget | $5,500,000.00 |
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Revenue | $58,972,904.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 2.918 |
Directed By
Hugh Hudson
Crew
Hugh Hudson
David Puttnam
David Watkin
Terry Rawlings
Dodi Fayed
Jake Eberts
Vangelis
Esta Charkham
Jonathan Amberston
Len Huntingford
Anna Ridley
Andrew Sanders
Milena Canonero
Kenteas Brine
Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt
Kate Healy
Mary Hillman
Hilary Steinberg
Joan Hills
Joyce Herlihy
Jonathan Benson
Graham Churchyard
Roger Hall
Paul Bradburn
Dewi Humphreys
Jane Buck
Michael Connor
Dennis Fraser
Kate Robinson
Ray Potter
Ron Phipps
Graham Attwood
Roy Evans
Clive Winter
Bill Rowe
Jim Shields
Harry Rabinowitz
James Crawford
Simon Bosanquet
Caroline Langley
Iain Smith
Jennie Raglan
Les Healey
Ros Siely
Pat Gilbert
Ray Merrin
Rowland Fowles
Dushko Indjic
Hazel Crombie
Maggie Phelan
John Leuenberger
Don Bradburn
John New
Les Phipps
Douglas Regan
Simone Reynolds
Dorothy Andrew
Matthew Binns
Melvin Lind
Terence Fitch
Hugh O'Donnell
Bill Rudgard
David Murphy
Louise Frogley
Terry Smith
Nadia Arthur
John Brady
Marina Drecker
Imogen Magnus
Gill John
Vivian Tozer
Tony Allen
Claire Sorrell
Diane Bates
Bryony Foster
Diana Morris
Kate Kilroy
Ray Caple
Derek Gatrell
Brian Kemp
Billy Merrell
Eddie Knight
Alan Grayley
Alan Grosch
John O'Driscoll
John Kelly
John Gorham
Colin Welland
TOP CAST

Ben Cross
Harold Abrahams

Ian Charleson
Eric Liddell

Cheryl Campbell
Jennie Liddell

Alice Krige
Sybil Gordon

Nigel Havers
Lord Andrew Lindsay

Ian Holm
Sam Mussabini

Nicholas Farrell
Aubrey Montague

Daniel Gerroll
Henry Stallard

John Gielgud
Master of Trinity

Lindsay Anderson
Master of Caius

Nigel Davenport
Lord Birkenhead

Dennis Christopher
Charles Paddock

Brad Davis
Jackson Scholz

Patrick Magee
Lord Cadogan

Peter Egan
Duke of Sutherland

Struan Rodger
Sandy McGrath

David Yelland
Prince of Wales

Richard Griffiths
Head Porter - Caius College

Patrick Doyle
Jimmie

John Young
Rev. J.D. Liddell

Yvonne Gilan
Mrs Liddell

David John
Ernest Liddell

Benny Young
Rob Liddell

Yves Beneyton
George Andre
Stephen Mallatratt
Watson
Gerry Slevin
Colonel John Keddie
Colin Bruce
Taylor

Alan Polonsky
Paxton

Edward Wiley
Fitch

Jeremy Sinden
President - Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Andrew Hawkins
Secretary - Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Jack Smethurst
Sleeping Car Attendant

Peter Cellier
Head Waiter - The Savoy
Philip O'Brien
US Coach

Ruby Wax
Bunty
Ralph Lawton
Harbour Master
Kim Clifford
Sybil's Maid

John Rutland
Caius Porter

Tommy Boyle
Reporter
Wallace Campbell
Highland Provost
Gordon Hammersley
President - Cambridge Athletic Club
Alan Dudley
Caius Manservant
Tess Dignan
Schoolgirl
Michael Jeyes
Footman
David Kivlin
First Scots Boy
Eddie Hughson
Second Scots Boy

Ted Robbins
Shot Putter (uncredited)

Kenneth Branagh
Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

Stephen Fry
Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)