Directed by:
Hugh HudsonScreenplay:
Colin WellandCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
VangelisCast:
Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, Daniel Gerroll, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Nigel Davenport, Cheryl Campbell (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Hugh Hudson directs this nostalgic tribute to Cambridge University athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, recounting the events of the 1924 Olympics. Abrahams (Ben Cross) is a Jew who experiences racial prejudice at Cambridge, while Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a Scot who runs for the glory of God. The two become rivals on the track, and both are chosen to represent Britain at the Paris Olympics. However, a problem arises when Lidell learns that he is expected to compete on the Sabbath; something that goes directly against his religious beliefs. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Ben Cross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270648_f610e5.jpg)
Ben Cross
UK
Best movies:
Star Trek (2009)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
![Ian Charleson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426671_207fa4.jpg)
Ian Charleson
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV movie)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
![Nicholas Farrell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/418/418990_b290b0.jpg)
Nicholas Farrell
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Hamlet (1996)
![Nigel Havers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/620/162620376_7b8ac8.jpg)
Nigel Havers
UK
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
The Burning Season (1994) (TV movie)
Daniel Gerroll
UK
Best movies:
Still Alice (2014)
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
![Ian Holm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267498_be829e.jpg)
Ian Holm
UK
Best movies:
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
![Lindsay Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270073_52e14e.jpg)
Lindsay Anderson
India
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
![Nigel Davenport](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932410_273f54.jpg)
Nigel Davenport
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A Christmas Carol (1984) (TV movie)
![Cheryl Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279202_1545ca.jpg)
Cheryl Campbell
UK
Best movies:
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Alice Krige](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273812_d1f036.jpg)
Alice Krige
South Africa
Best movies:
![Dennis Christopher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172549_27af90.jpg)
Dennis Christopher
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Prisoners (2013)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
![Brad Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273346_bd9d34.jpg)
Brad Davis
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Roots (1977) (series)
Midnight Express (1978)
![Patrick Magee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/824/160824455_e89989.jpg)
Patrick Magee
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cromwell (1970)
![Peter Egan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421355_f04180.jpg)
Peter Egan
UK
Best movies:
Death at a Funeral (2007)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
A Woman of Substance (1984) (TV movie)
![Struan Rodger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514135_7b9fdd.jpg)
Struan Rodger
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Stardust (2007)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
![David Yelland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/429/162429575_61df60.jpg)
David Yelland
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Othello (1981) (TV movie)
![Yves Beneyton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456192_f8bce2.jpg)
Yves Beneyton
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
The Lacemaker (1977)
Jeremy Sinden
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Middlemarch (1994) (series)
![Richard Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281145_2c7c1d.jpg)
Richard Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Gandhi (1982)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)