Chariots of Fire
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Chariots of Fire

"This is the story of two men who run, not to run, but to prove something to the world. They will sacrifice anything to achieve their goals... except their honor."

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.

Overview

Release Date
May 15, 1981
Original Title
Chariots of Fire
Runtime
123 minutes
Budget
$5,500,000
Revenue
$58,972,904
Language
en
Production Companies
Enigma Productions, Allied Stars, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America