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      • This film is wonderfully evocative of the time and place, with superb performances. Chariots of Fire shows us the source of the runners' determination: for one, a need to prove his worth to himself and the society that discriminates against him; for the other, a way of connecting to God.
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  2. Hugh Hudson's Chariots of Fire is a masterpiece -- the finest film on sports ever made... The film celebrates the seemingly infinite limits of the human spirit when inflamed with a holy zeal.

  3. In the class-obsessed and religiously divided United Kingdom of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a devout Christian ...

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  4. Jan 1, 2010 · 123 minutes. Certificate: PG. Original Title: Chariots Of Fire, Hugh Hudson’s winner of four Oscars, returns with an unfair rep. Over the 31 years since its release, it has been parlayed into...

  5. Aug 11, 2024 · The much-loved film Chariots of Fire, about the 1924 Paris Olympics and the true stories of the British participants, is well worth a second look as the 2024 Paris Olympics come to a close.

  6. Jul 12, 2024 · A century after the events of the 1924 Paris Olympics that inspired Hugh Hudson’s 1981 film Chariots of Fire, Robert Hastie’s theatre production tries to recapture the thrum of the race.

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  7. Jul 26, 2024 · Analysis: 40 years after its release and with the Olympics in full swing, it's time to reassess the film with the iconic theme tune. By Ruth Barton, TCD. If ever there was a film for a sporting...

  8. Set in England after World War I, Chariots of Fire is based on the true-life story of two elite British athletes pursuing Olympic gold in 1924. Dark-haired and handsome, Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), the son of a wealthy Jewish immigrant, attends Cambridge University while adding to his growing list of achievements on the track.

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