Chariots of Fire Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

May 15, 1981

Distributor

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Drama

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$58,972,904 + $330,455 = $59,303,359

Cast

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

1931-2020

Ian Holm

as Sam Mussabini

1949-1990

Ian Charleson

as Eric Liddel

Alice Krige

as Sybil Gordon,

Dennis Christopher

as Charley Paddock

Nigel Havers

as Lord Andrew Lindsay

1947-2020

Ben Cross

as Harold Abrahams

1949-1991

Brad Davis

as Jackson Scholz

1904-2000

John Gielgud

as Master of Trinity College at

1923-1994

Lindsay Anderson

as Master of Caius College at Cam

Cheryl Campbell

as Jennie Liddell,

Peter Egan

as e Duke of Sutherland

1922-1982

Patrick Magee

as Lord Cadogan

1928-2013

Nigel Davenport

as Lord Birkenhead

About Chariots of Fire

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.

About

Two British runners, one a Jew and the other Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning four including Best Picture.

Trivia

It was the first major feature film directed by Hugh Hudson, whose work earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.