Chariots of fire / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Warner Bros. and Ladd Company release ; presented by Allied Stars ; an Enigma production ; original screenplay by Colin Welland ; produced by David Puttnam ; directed by Hugh Hudson.

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The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeat...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Chariots of fire (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Enigma (Firm)
Allied Stars (Firm)
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Ladd Company
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Hudson, Hugh
Puttnam, David, 1941-
Welland, Colin
Farrell, Nicholas
Havers, Nigel, 1949-
Charleson, Ian
Cross, Ben
Gerroll, Daniel
Holm, Ian, 1931-2020
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
Anderson, Lindsay, 1923-1994
Davenport, Nigel
Campbell, Cheryl
Krige, Alice, 1954-
Christopher, Dennis
Davis, Brad, 1949-1991
Magee, Patrick
Egan, Peter
Rodger, Struan
Yelland, David
Beneyton, Yves
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005]
Edition:Two-disc special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Jewish heritage video collection.
Subjects:
Abrahams, Harold Maurice, > 1899-1978 > Drama.
Liddell, Eric, > 1902-1945 > Drama.
Olympic Games > (8th : > 1924 : > Paris, France) > Drama.
Track and field athletes > Biography > Drama.
Cross-country running > Drama.
Christian life > Drama.
Jewish athletes > Drama.
Olympic athletes > Great Britain > Drama.
Correr > Teatro.
Vida cristiana > Teatro.
England > Social life and customs > Drama.
Great Britain > History > 20th century > Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Sports films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Biography
Teatro.
Feature films.
Feature films
Sports films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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