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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Chariots of Fire
Running time: 123 min. | Genre: Drama, Biography, Sports, Olympic Games, 1920s, Athletics
Chariots of Fire

Synopsis

This is the true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary who runs for God, the other is a Jewish student at Cambridge who runs for fame and to escape prejudice.

Cast

Ben Cross
(Harold Abrahams)
Ian Charleson
(Eric Liddell)
Nigel Havers
(Lord Andrew Lindsay)
Cheryl Campbell
(Jennie Liddell)
Alice Krige
(Sybil Gordon)
Ian Holm
(Sam Mussabini)
John Gielgud
(Master of Trinity (as Sir John Gielgud))
Lindsay Anderson
(Master of Caius)
Brad Davis
(Jackson Scholz)
Dennis Christopher
(Charles Paddock)
Nigel Davenport
(Lord Birkenhead)
Peter Egan
(Duke of Sutherland)
Patrick Magee
(Lord Cadogan)
Kenneth Branagh
(Cambridge Student - Society Day crowd)
Michael Lonsdale

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Original Screenplay WINNER
  • Best Music (Score) WINNER
  • Best Costume Design WINNER
  • Best Director (Hugh Hudson) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Ian Holm) NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED

Golden Globes Awards

  • Best Foreign Language Film WINNER

BAFTA

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Costume Design WINNER
  • Best Director (Hugh Hudson) NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Production Design NOMINATED
  • Best Sound NOMINATED
  • Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED

Cannes Film Festival

  • Golden Palm - Best Film NOMINATED

Toronto Film Festival

  • People's Choice Award - Best Film WINNER

Directors Guild of America (DGA)

  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Hugh Hudson) NOMINATED

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

New York Film Critics Circle

  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Director (Hugh Hudson) NOMINATED

National Board of Review

  • Top 10 - Movies of the Year WINNER
  • Best Picture NOMINATED

Details

Original title

Chariots of Fire

Director

Hugh Hudson

Producer

20th Century Fox, Allied Stars present an Enigma Production. Producer: David Puttnam

Running time

123 min.

Screenwriter

Colin Welland

Music

Vangelis

Cinematography

David Watkin

Year

1981

Country

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Ranking

IMDb
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes
8.3
Metacritic
7.8
Unopeliculas
7.0

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