Ian Charleson plays Scottish missionary Eric Liddell and Ben Cross plays Jewish Cambridge student Harold Abrahams. Both men - and it is a film about male energy and aspiration - overcome great odds to run and triumph in the 1924 Olympics. For two runners, the honour at stake is personal... and their challenge one from within. Winner of four 1981 Academy Awards including Best Picture, 'Chariots Of Fire' is the inspiring, true story of Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell and the team that brought Britain one of its greatest sports victories. Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Nicholas Farrell and Alice Krige enjoyed their first major movie roles in this debut theatrical feature for director Hugh Hudson and producer David Puttnam who blended those talents to shape a film of unique and lasting impact. One of the film's strengths is its truly cinematic storytelling - from the early shots of feet pounding the ground, to the slow-motion races, the soaring music supports a truly stirring story, almost in the tradition of the biblical epics. From its awesome footage of competition to its Oscar-winning Vangelis score, 'Chariots Of Fire' has blazed its way into the hearts of movie lovers everywhere.
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