Chariots of Fire

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Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical drama film that follows two athletes competing for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympics, renowned for its inspirational story and iconic Vangelis score.

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instanceOf British film
film
historical drama film
sports drama film
AcademyAwardsWon 4
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Picture
basedOn real events
cinematographyBy David Watkin
countryFeatured Great Britain
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictsEvent Olympic Games
depictsSport track and field
director Hugh Hudson
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
Warner Bros.
editedBy Terry Rawlings
filmingLocation England
Scotland
genre historical drama
sports drama
hasTagline This is the story of two men who ran not to run, but to prove something to the world.
language English
mainCharacter Eric Liddell
Harold Abrahams
musicBy Vangelis
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableFor iconic Vangelis score
inspirational story
originalScore Chariots of Fire theme
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portrays Eric Liddell
Harold Abrahams
producer David Puttnam
productionCompany Allied Stars
Goldcrest Films
releaseDate 1981-03-30
releaseYear 1981
runtimeMinutes 124
setInEvent 1924 Summer Olympics
setInPeriod 1920s
starring Alice Krige
Ben Cross
Cheryl Campbell
Ian Charleson
Ian Holm
John Gielgud
Lindsay Anderson
Nigel Havers
theme class and social status
national identity
personal ambition
religious faith
won BAFTA Award for Best Film
writer Colin Welland

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1924 Summer Olympics featuredInFilm Chariots of Fire
subject linked to: Summer Olympics 1924
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Nemo Studios associatedWith Chariots of Fire (soundtrack)
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People's Choice Award notableWinner Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire originalScore Chariots of Fire theme
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Eric Liddell subjectOf film "Chariots of Fire"
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Rosetta (album) precededBy Chariots of Fire: The Play (album)
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Ian Holm notableWork Chariots of Fire
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David Puttnam notableWork Chariots of Fire
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The Flying Scotsman relatedWork Chariots of Fire
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Eric Liddell subjectOf film "Chariots of Fire"
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Ben Cross notableWork Chariots of Fire
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Chariots of Fire (film score) partOf Chariots of Fire franchise
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