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Chariots Of Fire
1981
Director Hugh Hudson's absorbing drama, based on a true story, deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Christian who sees victory as a testament to the glory of God, while the other, Harold .. Read more
| Starring | Ben Cross, Cheryl Campbell, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers |
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| Director | Hugh Hudson |
| Genres | Drama, Sport |
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Chariots Of Fire
Director Hugh Hudson's absorbing drama, based on a true story, deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Christian who sees victory as a testament to the glory of God, while the other, Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), is a Jewish Cambridge student who sees victory as a challenge to anti-Semitism and his ongoing struggle for acceptance by Britain's elite. Eric, a hometown Scottish hero to the people, gives rousing sermons after victory and works at a local missionary. Harold runs with a zealous commitment, upsetting Cambridge's educational upper crust (played with enjoyable wit and candor by Sir John Gielgud and Lindsay Anderson) while enjoying social life with his university chums and his beautiful showgirl girlfriend (Alice Krige). But when faced with such a competent challenger, Harold hires trainer Sam Mussabini (Ian Holm) to further his dreams of winning the gold. Ultimately, the two runners meet in Paris to run for British victory in a rousing finale. Featuring an unforgettable soundtrack by Vangelis, this Academy Award-winning film is an inspirational story of athletic excellence and spiritual awakening that captures the zeal of post-WWI Britain and the glory of the Olympics.
| Starring | Ben Cross, Cheryl Campbell, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Lindsay Anderson, John Gielgud, Dennis Christopher, Ian Holm |
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| Director | Hugh Hudson |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Sport |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: 06 Aug 2001 Blu-ray: 14 Sep 2012 Blu-ray: 16 Jul 2012 |
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Gosh, aren't the British remarkable? They win Olympic races despite running in slow motion, they castigate old... read more on Time Out
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A classic british film
Ignore the TimeOut review. This is a classic British film.
The camera work is excellent, the acting is good, the storyline is good and the soundtrack... read more » - 316636
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An intriguing British film…..
Another classic English film from the 80’s. The music and scenery were great, but I found the overall picture a bit bland for my liking, and at times I got... read more »
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The usual Christian claptrap
I have always resisted renting this title because I suspected it of portraying a false view of the Christian faith, but thanks to an extra credit from ... read more »
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Chariots of Fire
Still holds its own after all these years... Great to watch with our pre-teen kids. It's nice to watch a film without all the 'extras' (ie visuals/... read more »
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Director Hugh Hudson's absorbing drama, based on a true story, deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Christian who sees victory as a testament to the glory ...
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Director Hugh Hudson's absorbing drama, based on a true story, deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Christian who sees victory as a testament to the glory ...
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