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.

Cast

Crew

David Puttnam

David Puttnam

Producer

Hugh Hudson

Hugh Hudson

Director

Terry Rawlings

Terry Rawlings

Editor

David Watkin

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Dodi Fayed

Dodi Fayed

Executive Producer

Vangelis

Vangelis

Original Music Composer

Len Huntingford

Art Direction

Hilary Steinberg

Makeup Artist

Kate Healy

Hairstylist

Mary Hillman

Makeup Department Head

Kenteas Brine

Makeup Artist

Joan Hills

Hair Department Head

Esta Charkham

Casting

Jonathan Amberston

Art Direction

Jonathan Benson

Assistant Director

Anna Ridley

Art Direction

Andrew Sanders

Art Direction

Milena Canonero

Milena Canonero

Costume Design

Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt

Hairstylist

Joyce Herlihy

Production Manager

Graham Churchyard

Graham Churchyard

Costume Assistant

Roger Hall

Supervising Art Director

Paul Bradburn

Props

Bill Rowe

Sound Mixer

Jane Buck

Continuity

Michael Connor

Focus Puller

Graham Attwood

Still Photographer

Clive Winter

Sound Mixer

Dewi Humphreys

Dewi Humphreys

Camera Operator

Dennis Fraser

Grip

Jim Shields

Sound Editor

Ron Phipps

Production Accountant

Ray Potter

Electrician

Harry Rabinowitz

Harry Rabinowitz

Music Coordinator

James Crawford

Associate Producer

Kate Robinson

Camera Loader

Roy Evans

Construction Manager

Simon Bosanquet

Location Manager

Caroline Langley

Location Manager

Dorothy Andrew

Extras Casting

Imogen Magnus

Wardrobe Assistant

Les Healey

First Assistant Editor

John Leuenberger

Property Master

Les Phipps

Standby Rigger

Kate Kilroy

Set Buyer

Ros Siely

Assistant Editor

Bill Rudgard

Third Assistant Director

John Brady

Wardrobe Assistant

Marina Drecker

Wardrobe Assistant

Claire Sorrell

Costume Assistant

Maggie Phelan

Assistant Accountant

Ray Merrin

Sound Mixer

Douglas Regan

Standby Painter

Rowland Fowles

Sound Assistant

Terence Fitch

Third Assistant Director

Louise Frogley

Assistant Costume Designer

Ray Caple

Matte Painter

Pat Gilbert

Assistant Sound Editor

Matthew Binns

Second Assistant Director

John Kelly

Title Designer

John New

Standby Carpenter

David Murphy

Wardrobe Supervisor

Terry Smith

Wardrobe Master

Vivian Tozer

Wardrobe Assistant

Alan Grayley

Electrician

Jennie Raglan

Production Secretary

Simone Reynolds

Additional Casting

Eddie Knight

Electrician

Alan Grosch

Electrician

Gill John

Wardrobe Assistant

Hazel Crombie

Assistant Accountant

Diane Bates

Assistant Art Director

Derek Gatrell

Electrician

Melvin Lind

Second Assistant Director

Hugh O'Donnell

Third Assistant Director

Nadia Arthur

Wardrobe Master

Iain Smith

Iain Smith

Location Manager

Dushko Indjic

Sound Assistant

Don Bradburn

Standby Property Master

Bryony Foster

Set Dresser

Diana Morris

Set Dresser

Tony Allen

Tailor

Brian Kemp

Electrician

Billy Merrell

Electrician

John O'Driscoll

Title Designer

John Gorham

Title Designer

Colin Welland

Colin Welland

Writer