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 | 3.6335 |
Directed By
Hugh Hudson
Crew
Terry Rawlings
David Puttnam
David Watkin
Dodi Fayed
Jake Eberts
Hugh Hudson
Vangelis
Hilary Steinberg
Joyce Herlihy
Kenteas Brine
Joan Hills
Kate Healy
Jonathan Amberston
Anna Ridley
Mary Hillman
Andrew Sanders
Esta Charkham
Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt
Milena Canonero
Len Huntingford
Jonathan Benson
Graham Churchyard
Roger Hall
Paul Bradburn
Dewi Humphreys
Kate Robinson
Ray Potter
Clive Winter
Bill Rowe
Ron Phipps
Roy Evans
Michael Connor
Dennis Fraser
Graham Attwood
Harry Rabinowitz
Jane Buck
Jim Shields
James Crawford
Caroline Langley
Les Healey
Don Bradburn
Ros Siely
Hazel Crombie
Iain Smith
John Leuenberger
Melvin Lind
Maggie Phelan
Bill Rudgard
Marina Drecker
Ray Merrin
Jennie Raglan
David Murphy
Gill John
Hugh O'Donnell
Dorothy Andrew
Imogen Magnus
John New
Terence Fitch
Simon Bosanquet
Pat Gilbert
Dushko Indjic
Rowland Fowles
Louise Frogley
Les Phipps
Nadia Arthur
Douglas Regan
Simone Reynolds
Matthew Binns
Terry Smith
John Brady
Vivian Tozer
Bryony Foster
Kate Kilroy
John Kelly
Ray Caple
Diane Bates
Tony Allen
Eddie Knight
Alan Grayley
Derek Gatrell
Claire Sorrell
Diana Morris
Brian Kemp
Billy Merrell
Alan Grosch
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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