Overview
Plot
In 1920s Britain, two runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Christian who refuses to compete on the Sabbath, and Harold Abrahams, who battles anti-Semitism and class bias while neglecting his sweetheart.
- Directors
- Hugh Hudson
- Cast
- Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Nigel Davenport, Dennis Christopher, Brad Davis, Patrick Magee, Peter Egan, Struan Rodger, David Yelland, Richard Griffiths, Patrick Doyle, John Young
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Release date
- 1981-05-15
- Studios
- Enigma Productions, Allied Stars, 20th Century Fox
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Set in the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, the story follows two determined young runners as they train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as an act of worship and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class prejudice, but his single-minded quest leads him to neglect his beloved sweetheart.
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