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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

Additional Casting:
Simone Reynolds

Art Direction:
Len Huntingford
Jonathan Amberston
Anna Ridley
Andrew Sanders

Assistant Accountant:
Maggie Phelan
Hazel Crombie

Assistant Art Director:
Diane Bates

Assistant Costume Designer:
Louise Frogley

Assistant Director:
Jonathan Benson

Assistant Editor:
Ros Siely

Assistant Sound Editor:
Pat Gilbert

Associate Producer:
James Crawford

Camera Loader:
Peter Robinson

Camera Operator:
Dewi Humphreys

Casting:
Esta Charkham

Construction Manager:
Roy Evans

Continuity:
Jane Buck

Costume Assistant:
Graham Churchyard
Claire Sorrell

Costume Design:
Milena Canonero

Director:
Hugh Hudson

Director of Photography:
David Watkin

Editor:
Terry Rawlings

Electrician:
Ray Potter
Alan Grayley
Eddie Knight
Alan Grosch
Derek Gatrell
Brian Kemp
Billy Merrell

Executive Producer:
Jake Eberts
Dodi Fayed

Extras Casting:
Dorothy Andrew

First Assistant Editor:
Les Healey

Focus Puller:
Michael Connor

Grip:
Dennis Fraser

Hair Department Head:
Joan Hills

Hairstylist:
Kate Healy
Maureen Hannaford-Naisbitt

Location Manager:
Simon Bosanquet
Caroline Langley
Iain Smith

Makeup Artist:
Hilary Steinberg
Kenteas Brine

Makeup Department Head:
Mary Hillman

Matte Painter:
Ray Caple

Music Coordinator:
Harry Rabinowitz

Original Music Composer:
Vangelis

Producer:
David Puttnam

Production Accountant:
Ron Phipps

Production Manager:
Joyce Herlihy

Production Secretary:
Jennie Raglan

Property Master:
John Leuenberger

Props:
Paul Bradburn

Second Assistant Director:
Matthew Binns
Melvin Lind

Set Buyer:
Kate Kilroy

Set Dresser:
Bryony Foster
Diana Morris

Sound Assistant:
Rowland Fowles
Dushko Indjic

Sound Editor:
Jim Shields

Sound Mixer:
Bill Rowe
Clive Winter
Ray Merrin

Standby Carpenter:
John New

Standby Painter:
Douglas Regan

Standby Property Master:
Don Bradburn

Standby Rigger:
Les Phipps

Still Photographer:
Graham Attwood

Supervising Art Director:
Roger Hall

Tailor:
Tony Allen

Third Assistant Director:
Bill Rudgard
Terence Fitch
Hugh O'Donnell

Title Designer:
John Kelly
John O'Driscoll
John Gorham

Wardrobe Assistant:
Imogen Magnus
John Brady
Marina Drecker
Vivian Tozer
Gill John

Wardrobe Master:
Terry Smith
Nadia Arthur

Wardrobe Supervisor:
David Murphy

Writer:
Colin Welland

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