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Chariots of Fire
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My inner six-year-old was disappointed in Chariots of Fire ~ My thirty-year-old self was satisfied.
When I was six, my dad took me to see Chariots of Fire in the theater. What I've remembered from the movie these past twenty-four years is Vangelis' chill-inducing score, and the group of young men, clad in white shirts and shorts, running on the beach. My boyfriend recently mentioned that he's... Read full review »
Running For Glory And Purpose
Two runners from entirely different backgrounds shared a common bond. They were two of England's fastest runners in the era just after World War I. One came from a privileged family, yet was not always greeted warmly because of his religion. The other was the son of missionaries who worked in... Read full review »
Two Chariots of Fire Rock the Paris Olympic Games of 1924
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark...
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Chariots Of Fire (full Screen Edition) (snapca Dvd
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. Ultimatel
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Chariots of Fire [VHS]
The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 Oscar for bestpicture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympics: devout Protestant Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God, and Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), a highly competitive Cambridge student who has to surmount the institutional hurdles of class prejudice and anti-Semitism. There's delicious support from Ian Holm (as Abrahams's coach) and John Gielgud and Lindsay Anderson as a couple of Cambridge fogies. Vangelis's soaring synthesized score, which seemed to be everywhere in the early 1980s, also won an Oscar. Chariots of Fire was the debut film of British television commercial director Hugh Hudson (Greystoke) and was produced by David Puttnam. --Jim Emerson
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Chariots Of Fire
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. Ultimatel
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Product Details and Features
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| Stars | Ben Cross | |
| Actors | Cheryl Campbell | |
| Available Formats | VHS | |
| Directors | Hugh Hudson | |
| UPC | 085391149309 | |
| Genre | Dramas | |
| Subgenre | Recommended • True Story • Rivalry • Buddies • Personal Triumph • Achievers • Essential Cinema | |
| MPAA Rating | PG (MPAA) | |
| Release Date | 1981 | |
| Running Time | 2hr 4min | |
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| Original Language | English | |
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| (09/25/1984, p.C14, Vincent Canby): "...Unashamedly rousing, invigorating....Splendidly performed..." | ||
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