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Chariots of Fire (1981) [PG]

Release Date:
May 15, 1981

Original Title:
Chariots of Fire

Alternate Titles:
Carros de Fuego
Carros de fuego
Carruagens de Fogo
Triumfens ögonblick
Οι Δρόμοι της Φωτιάς
불의 전차

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Allied Stars
Enigma Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: L  DE: 12  ES: APTA  FR: TP  GB: PG  HU: 12  IE: PG  IT: T  JP: G  KR: 12  PT: M/12  RO: 12  US: PG 

Runtime: 123

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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In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, 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 overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

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American Film Institute (AFI)
2006
#100 		100 Years: 100 CHEERS
100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time

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Production

Art Direction:
Jonathan Amberston
Len Huntingford
Anna Ridley
Andrew Sanders

Assistant Director:
Jonathan Benson

Casting:
Esta Charkham

Costume Assistant:
Graham Churchyard

Costume Design:
Milena Canonero

Director:
Hugh Hudson

Director of Photography:
David Watkin

Editor:
Terry Rawlings

Executive Producer:
Dodi Fayed
Jake Eberts

Hair Department Head:
Joan Hills

Hairstylist:
Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt
Kate Healy

Makeup Artist:
Kenteas Brine
Hilary Steinberg

Makeup Department Head:
Mary Hillman

Novel:
Colin Welland

Original Music Composer:
Vangelis

Producer:
David Puttnam
James Crawford

Production Manager:
Joyce Herlihy

Props:
Paul Bradburn

Screenplay:
Colin Welland

Supervising Art Director:
Roger Hall

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