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Chariots of Fire

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.

1981 |2h 3m |  Drama, History

Videos

Cast

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Ben Cross

Harold Abrahams

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Ian Charleson

Eric Liddell

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Cheryl Campbell

Jennie Liddell

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Alice Krige

Sybil Gordon

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Nigel Havers

Lord Andrew Lindsay

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Ian Holm

Sam Mussabini

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Nicholas Farrell

Aubrey Montague

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Daniel Gerroll

Henry Stallard

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John Gielgud

Master of Trinity

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Nigel Davenport

Lord Birkenhead

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Dennis Christopher

Charles Paddock

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Brad Davis

Jackson Scholz

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Patrick Magee

Lord Cadogan

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Peter Egan

Duke of Sutherland

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Struan Rodger

Sandy McGrath

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David Yelland

Prince of Wales

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Richard Griffiths

Head Porter - Caius College

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John Young

Rev. J.D. Liddell

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David John

Ernest Liddell

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Benny Young

Rob Liddell

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Yves Beneyton

George Andre

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Alan Polonsky

Paxton

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Jeremy Sinden

President - Gilbert and Sullivan Society

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Jack Smethurst

Sleeping Car Attendant

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Peter Cellier

Head Waiter - The Savoy

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Ruby Wax

Bunty

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John Rutland

Caius Porter

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Peter Jones

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Tommy Boyle

Reporter

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Michael Lonsdale

Garth Jones (scenes deleted)

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Ted Robbins

Shot Putter (uncredited)

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Kenneth Branagh

Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

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Stephen Fry

Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$5,500,000.00

Revenue

$58,972,904.00