Chariots of Fire (1982)

04/02/1982 2h 3m

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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Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

Ben Cross

as Harold Abrahams

Born 12/16/1947

Died 08/18/2020, age

Ian Charleson

as Eric Liddell

Born 08/11/1949

Died 01/06/1990, age

Cheryl Campbell

as Jennie Liddell

Born 05/22/1949, age

Alice Krige

as Sybil Gordon

Born 06/28/1954, age

Nigel Havers

as Lord Andrew Lindsay

Born 11/06/1951, age

Ian Holm

as Sam Mussabini

Born 09/12/1931

Died 06/19/2020, age

Nicholas Farrell

as Aubrey Montague

Born 01/01/1955, age

John Gielgud

as Master of Trinity

Born 04/14/1904

Died 05/21/2000, age

Nigel Davenport

as Lord Birkenhead

Born 05/23/1928

Died 10/25/2013, age

Dennis Christopher

as Charles Paddock

Born 12/02/1955, age

Brad Davis

as Jackson Scholz

Born 11/06/1949

Died 09/08/1991, age

Patrick Magee

as Lord Cadogan

Born 03/31/1922

Died 08/14/1982, age

Peter Egan

as Duke of Sutherland

Born 09/28/1946, age

Richard Griffiths

as Head Porter - Caius College

Born 07/31/1947

Died 03/28/2013, age

Michael Lonsdale

as Garth Jones (scenes deleted)

Born 05/24/1931

Died 09/21/2020, age

Kenneth Branagh

as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

Born 12/10/1960, age

Stephen Fry

as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)

Born 08/24/1957, age