Movie · 1981
Chariots of Fire
“This is the story of two men who run, not to run, but to prove something to the world. They will sacrifice anything to achieve their goals... except their honor.”
Released 15 May 1981 123 min Drama / History More from 1981 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
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How old were they?
John Gielgud
as Master of Trinity
Peter Jones
Patrick Magee
as Lord Cadogan
Lindsay Anderson
as Master of Caius
Nigel Davenport
as Lord Birkenhead
Ian Holm
as Sam Mussabini
Peter Egan
as Duke of Sutherland
Ben Cross
as Harold Abrahams
Richard Griffiths
as Head Porter - Caius College
Ian Charleson
as Eric Liddell
Cheryl Campbell
as Jennie Liddell
Brad Davis
as Jackson Scholz
Benny Young
as Rob Liddell
Dennis Christopher
as Charles Paddock
Nigel Havers
as Lord Andrew Lindsay
Daniel Gerroll
as Henry Stallard
Ruby Wax
as Bunty
Alice Krige
as Sybil Gordon
Stephen Fry
as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Kenneth Branagh
as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Nicholas Farrell
as Aubrey Montague
Colin Bruce
as Taylor
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The numbers
57years between the oldest and youngest billed
77John Gielgud — oldest on the call sheet
20Kenneth Branagh — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast