Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
Chariots of Fire■
Synopsis
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided United Kingdom of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), 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 (Ben Cross) overcomes antisemitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart Sybil (Alice Krige) in his single-minded quest.
Credits
Rating: PG
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Hugh Hudson
Stars: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell
