Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

124 mins | Drama, History | May 15, 1981

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

124 mins | Drama, History | May 15, 1981

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Enigma Productions, The Ladd Company, Allied Stars, Ltd.
Original title Chariots of Fire
Directors Hugh Hudson, Jonathan Benson
Writers Colin Welland

Cast

Ben Cross

as Harold Abrahams

Ian Charleson

as Eric Liddell

Cheryl Campbell

as Jennie Liddell

Alice Krige

as Sybil Gordon

Nigel Havers

as Lord Andrew Lindsay

Ian Holm

as Sam Mussabini

Nicholas Farrell

as Aubrey Montague

Daniel Gerroll

as Henry Stallard

John Gielgud

as Master of Trinity

Lindsay Anderson

as Master of Caius

Nigel Davenport

as Lord Birkenhead

Dennis Christopher

as Charles Paddock

Brad Davis

as Jackson Scholz

Patrick Magee

as Lord Cadogan

Peter Egan

as Duke of Sutherland

Struan Rodger

as Sandy McGrath

David Yelland

as Prince of Wales

Richard Griffiths

as Head Port-Caius College

Patrick Doyle

as Jimmie

John Young

as Rev. J.D. Liddell

Yvonne Gilan

as Mrs Liddell

David John

as Ernest Liddell

Benny Young

as Rob Liddell

Yves Beneyton

as George Andre

Stephen Mallatratt

as Watson

Gerry Slevin

as Colonel John Keddie

Colin Bruce

as Taylor

Alan Polonsky

as Paxton

Edward Wiley

as Fitch

Jeremy Sinden

as President - Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Andrew Hawkins

as Secretary - Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Jack Smethurst

as Sleeping Car Attendant

Peter Cellier

as Head Waiter - The Savoy

Philip O'Brien

as US Coach

Ruby Wax

as Bunty

Ralph Lawton

as Harbour Master

Kim Clifford

as Sybil's Maid

John Rutland

as Caius Porter

Michael Lonsdale

as Garth Jones (scenes deleted)

Ted Robbins

as Shot Putter (uncredited)

Kenneth Branagh

as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

Stephen Fry

as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)