Chariots of Fire

1981 · directed by Hugh Hudson

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

Prestige lists

Oscar Winner

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.

Chariots of Fire (1981), directed by Hugh Hudson, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ben Cross
• Ian Charleson
• Cheryl Campbell
• Alice Krige
• Nigel Havers
• Ian Holm
• Nicholas Farrell
• Daniel Gerroll
• John Gielgud
• Lindsay Anderson

Crew

• David Watkin — Director of Photography
• Terry Rawlings — Editor
• Vangelis — Original Music Composer
• Colin Welland — Writer

More from Hugh Hudson

1. Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit
2. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) — 67/100
3. Finding Altamira (2016) — 60/100
4. I Dreamed of Africa (2000) — 41/100
5. Revolution (1985) — 39/100

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