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- The movie is based on the true story of two British athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Englishman Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), who is Jewish, overcomes anti-Semitism and class prejudice in order to compete against the "Flying Scotsman", Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), in the 100 metre race.
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Abrahams died on 14 January 1978 at the age of 78, and his funeral provides one of the closing scenes of Chariots of Fire, which ends where it begins, with those fresh-faced young athletes running on the beach in preparation for the Paris Olympic Games.
The stories of British runners Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams are known to many through the 1981 Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire. As the movie tells it, Liddell was boarding a boat to the 1924 Paris Olympics when he discovered that the qualifying heats for his event, the 100-metre.
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Oct 5, 2023 · The movie is based on a true story. Chariots of Fire is a biographical drama film that tells the story of two British athletes, Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, who competed in the 1924 Olympic Games.
11 hours ago · Liddell's 400m Olympic triumph in happier times provides the uplifting climax to Chariots of Fire, the feel-good story of Liddell and his great rivalry with Harold Abrahams that won four Oscars at ...
4 days ago · On this day in 1924, two British men, Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, battled for glory in the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics–the story told in the 1981 hit movie Chariots of Fire. Abrahams ...
Jun 23, 2021 · A striking film about the achievement of victory through self-sacrifice and moral courage, Chariots of Fire – the phrase is from 2 Kings 2:11 and 6:17 – is based upon the true story of two ...
It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.
