Chariots of Fire (Blu-ray) PG
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- Rated: PG
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: April 20, 2021
- Originally Released: 1981
- Label: Warner Archives
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:
Despite its bombastic tendencies, Chariots has a healthy glow that's charming.
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Washington Post
It reminds us of the affirmative aspects of life, of the hope that endures in it as well as the cynicism.
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Boston Globe
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)
...Unashamedly rousing, invigorating....Splendidly performed...
New York Times
Rating: 4/5 --
The film is not just about the race between Abrahams, the Jewish law student (Ben Cross), and Scottish missionary Eric Liddell (the late Ian Charleson). It's a character study and a social history too.
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London Evening Standard
...There are some excellent character turns from the likes of John Gielgud and Lindsay Anderson...
Sight and Sound
[C]ompelling....An extraordinary study of individualism and class conflict...
Entertainment Weekly
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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