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 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $58,972,904.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.6722 |
Directed By
Hugh Hudson
Crew
David Puttnam
Hugh Hudson
Jake Eberts
Terry Rawlings
David Watkin
Dodi Fayed
Vangelis
Len Huntingford
Hilary Steinberg
Kate Healy
Mary Hillman
Kenteas Brine
Joan Hills
Esta Charkham
Jonathan Amberston
Jonathan Benson
Anna Ridley
Andrew Sanders
Milena Canonero
Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt
Joyce Herlihy
Graham Churchyard
Roger Hall
Paul Bradburn
Bill Rowe
Jane Buck
Michael Connor
Graham Attwood
Clive Winter
Dewi Humphreys
Dennis Fraser
Jim Shields
Ron Phipps
Ray Potter
Harry Rabinowitz
James Crawford
Kate Robinson
Roy Evans
Simon Bosanquet
Caroline Langley
Dorothy Andrew
Imogen Magnus
Les Healey
John Leuenberger
Les Phipps
Kate Kilroy
Ros Siely
Bill Rudgard
John Brady
Marina Drecker
Claire Sorrell
Maggie Phelan
Ray Merrin
Douglas Regan
Rowland Fowles
Terence Fitch
Louise Frogley
Ray Caple
Pat Gilbert
Matthew Binns
John Kelly
John New
David Murphy
Terry Smith
Vivian Tozer
Alan Grayley
Jennie Raglan
Simone Reynolds
Eddie Knight
Alan Grosch
Gill John
Hazel Crombie
Diane Bates
Derek Gatrell
Melvin Lind
Hugh O'Donnell
Nadia Arthur
Iain Smith
Dushko Indjic
Don Bradburn
Bryony Foster
Diana Morris
Tony Allen
Brian Kemp
Billy Merrell
John O'Driscoll
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)
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