Chariots of Fire PG
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.
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 4, 2011
- Originally Released: 1981
- Label: Warner Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Ben Cross & Ian Charleson | |
Performer: | Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell, Ian Holm, Daniel Gerroll, Nigel Davenport, Alice Krige, Dennis Christopher, Brad Davis, Patrick Magee, Peter Egan, Struan Rodger, David Yelland, John Young, Lindsay Anderson & John Gielgud | |
Directed by | Hugh Hudson | |
Edited by | Terry Rawlings | |
Screenplay by | Colin Welland | |
Composition by | Vangelis | |
Produced by | David Puttnam | |
Director of Photography: | David Watkin | |
Executive Production by | Dodi Fayed |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1981 -
Best Costume Design: Not Applicable
Academy Awards 1981 -
Best Original Score: Vangelis
Academy Awards 1981 -
Best Original Screenplay: Colin Welland
Academy Awards 1981 -
Best Picture: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
It is an affirmation of clouded and second-hand values -- and, as a result, it becomes vulgar.
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The Spectator
Rating: 10/10 --
This 31-year-old Oscar winning true-life drama climaxing at the 1924 games proved a winner all the way. And it still is.
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Daily Star (UK)
Hugh Hudson maintains the dramatic game in its psychological, social, and intriguing ambitions. [Full Review in Spanish]
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El Pais (Spain)
Rating: 3/5 --
The appeal will always be there for people to revisit Hudson's award-winner in a year of both the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, despite perhaps being remembered a little too fondly.
CineVue
Despite its bombastic tendencies, Chariots has a healthy glow that's charming.
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Washington Post
...Unashamedly rousing, invigorating....Splendidly performed...
New York Times
Rating: 5/5 --
From the opening scene of pale young men racing barefoot along the beach, full of hope and elation, backed by Vangelis's now famous anthem, the film is utterly compelling.
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Times (UK)
Product Description:
Director Hugh Hudson's absorbing drama, based on a true story, deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Christian who sees victory as a testament to the glory of God, while the other, Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), is a Jewish Cambridge student who sees victory as a challenge to anti-Semitism and his ongoing struggle for acceptance by Britain's elite. Eric, a hometown Scottish hero to the people, gives rousing sermons after victory and works at a local missionary. Harold runs with a zealous commitment, upsetting Cambridge's educational upper crust (played with enjoyable wit and candor by Sir John Gielgud and Lindsay Anderson) while enjoying social life with his university chums and his beautiful showgirl girlfriend (Alice Krige). But when faced with such a competent challenger, Harold hires trainer Sam Mussabini (Ian Holm) to further his dreams of winning the gold. Ultimately, the two runners meet in Paris to run for British victory in a rousing finale. Featuring an unforgettable soundtrack by Vangelis, this Academy Award-winning film is an inspirational story of athletic excellence and spiritual awakening that captures the zeal of post-WWI Britain and the glory of the Olympics.
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- UPC: 883929157860
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