Title: Chariots Of Fire
Date: 1981
Type: Drama
Rating: 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Hugh Hudson
Producer: David Puttnam
Comment
Two athletes compete in the 1924 Olympics, one a Christian (Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell) who refuses to compete on a Sunday and the other a Jew (Ben Cross as Harold Abrahams). The film benefits from the Vangelis sound track.
Actors
Nigel Havers
Ian Charleson
Ian Holm
John Geilgud
Nigel Davenport
Ben Cross
Patrick Magee
Michael Lonsdale
Cheryl Campbell
Alice Krige
Peter Egan
Richard Griffiths
Oscars
Won - Best Picture
Writer
Colin Welland