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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.
Mar 2, 2013 · This identity is, to a certain extent, adopted by the English, and to a lesser extent, by the Scots, as a response to the competition with other countries during the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.
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.
- Patricia Bauer
Nov 16, 2010 · Chariots of Fire is examined both as a chronicle of the 1920s, in which it is set, and an allegory for the period in which it was released, the early 1980s. The film unfolds amid a culture of individualism in which British patriotism, while strong, is both conditional and instrumental.
- Ellis Cashmore
- 2008
Getty Images. (Credit: Getty Images) Scottish athlete Eric Liddell won the 400m gold at the Paris Olympics on 11 July 1924 – but he's just as famous for a race he didn't run. In History looks at...
Chariots of Fire (PG) Social pressure and personal turmoil beset two very different British athletes on their way to glory in the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Dec 9, 2009 · “Chariots of Fire” describes some of the reasons why people become fiercely competitive, introduces the Scottish missionary movement, acquaints the viewer with early Olympic competitions, and shows England in the 1920s, including the anti-Semitism of some people at that time.
