Chariots of Fire

1981 · Hugh Hudson

At the 1924 Paris Olympics, two very different British runners pursue gold for different reasons. Harold Abrahams, a Jewish Cambridge student who has faced antisemitism, hires a professional coach and is driven to prove himself by defeating prejudice through victory. Eric Liddell, the devout son of Scottish missionaries, refuses to run his best race because the heats fall on a Sunday, but is given another chance and wins gold in a different event. Both men triumph in their own way, each guided by his own convictions.

Director

Hugh Hudson

Studio

Allied Stars Ltd, Enigma Productions

Starring

Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige