Chariots of Fire (1981)

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chariots of fire

ORIGINAL TITLE

Chariots of Fire

YEAR

1981

RUNNING TIME

123 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Hugh Hudson

SCREENWRITER

Colin Welland

COMPOSER

Vangelis

CINEMATOGRAPHER

David Watkin

CAST

Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Brad Davis, Dennis Christopher, Nigel Davenport, Peter Egan, Patrick Magee

STUDIO/PRODUCER

20th Century Fox / Allied Stars present an Enigma Production. Producer: David Puttnam

AWARDS

1981: 4 Academy Awards: Movie, Original Screenplay, OST, Costume Design. 7 Nominations
1981: Golden Globes: Best Foreign Film
1981: BAFTA: Best Movie
1981: Toronto Film Festival: People's Choice Award (Best Film)
1981: National Board of Review: Best Film (ex-aequo)
1981: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematographer

GENRE

Drama | Biography. Sports. Athletics. The 20s. The 70s. Olympic Games

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

This is the true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary who runs for God, the other is a Jewish student at Cambridge who runs for fame and to escape prejudice.

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