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It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.
Sep 26, 2024 · Chariots of Fire, British dramatic film, released in 1981, that tells the true story of two British runners who brought glory to their country in the Olympic Games of 1924 in Paris. The film won both the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for best picture and also garnered the Golden Globe Award for best foreign movie.
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Aug 5, 2024 · The real-life story of the two Olympic champions propelled by a higher purpose inspired the 1981 Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire. Liddell Refuses to Run on the Sabbath. Born in China to...
In History looks at the real story behind the Chariots of Fire movie myth. The son of Christian missionaries, Eric Liddell was born in China in 1902 and died there 43 years later in a Japanese...
Aug 8, 2012 · It is much more than just a film about two British runners winning gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics, enhanced by the lyrical slow motion running scenes, the iconic Vangelis score and superb performances by the then unknown Ben Cross and Ian Charleson.
Mar 2, 2013 · The fact that Chariots of Fire takes place in the 1920s links its characters fears to the mass public fears of the day, in the early 1980s. Both decades faced much of the same social and...
A 1980 film based upon the athletic achievements of Englishman Harold Abrahams in his time as a Cambridge student, and Scottish preacher and missionary Eric Liddell, culminating in their medal-winning performances at the Paris Olympics of 1924. Scripted by Colin Welland and directed by David Puttnam, the film won the Oscar for best film.
