CHARIOTS OF FIRE

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• Release Year: 1981
• Genre: Drama, Sports
• Plot: England's finest athletes have begun their quest for glory in the 1924 Olympic Games. Success brings honor to their nation. For two runners, the honor at stake is a personal honor...and their challenge one from within.; ; Winner of four 1981 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Chariots of Fire is the inspiring true story of Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell and the team that brought Britain one of its greatest sports victories.; ; Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Nicholas Farrell and Alice Krige enjoyed their first major movie roles in this debut theatrical feature for director Hugh Hudson (Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes). Producer David Puttnam (The Killing Fields, Local Hero) blended these talents to shape a film of unique and lasting impact. From its awesome footage of competition to its Oscar winning Vangelis score, Chariots of Fire has blazed its way into the hearts of movie lovers everywhere.
• Cast: Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, Ian Charleson, Ben Cross, Daniel Gerroll, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Nigel Davenport, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Dennis Christopher, Brad Davis, Patrick Magee, Peter Egan, Struan Rodger, David Yelland, Yves Beneyton, Jeremy Sinden, Gordon Hammersley, Andrew Hawkins, Richard Griffiths, John Young, Benny Young, Yvonne Gilan, Jack Smethurst, Gerry Slevin, Peter Cellier, Stephen Mallatratt, Colin Bruce, Alan Polonsky, Edward Wiley, Philip O'Brien, Ralph Lawton, John Rutland, Alan Dudley, Tommy Boyle, Kim Clifford, Wallace Campbell, Patrick Doyle, David John, Tess Dignan, Ruby Wax, Michael Jeyes, David Kivlin, Eddie Hughson, Gayle Garyson, Rosy Clayton, Sue Sammon, Linda Wallis, Carole Ashby, Linda Boyland, Sarah Roache, Doreen Sloane, Paul Howard, Alan Lorimer, James Usher, Garth Jones, Michael Lonsdale, Peter Jones, Leonard Mullen, Graham Brooke, Paul Mahoney, Phil Tait, Dave Turner, Lorraine Daniels, Roberta Morrell, Robin Pappas, Derek Pringle, Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry, Hugh Hudson, Colin Welland
• Director: Hugh Hudson
• Runtime: 2:04
• Company: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video
• Media Format: movie