Chariots of Fire
British sports classic, based on the true story of the English athletes preparing for, and competing in, the 1924 Summer Olympics. Winner of four 1982 Oscars including Best Film. The slow motion running scenes and Vangelis' score are iconic and unforgettable. Now try and get the theme out of your head. You can't? You're welcome.
- Director:
- Hugh Hudson ('Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes', 'Revolution', 'I Dreamed of Africa')
- Writer:
- Colin Welland
- Cast:
- Nicholas FarrellNigel HaversIan HolmIan CharlesonBen CrossDaniel GerrollJohn GielgudAlice Krige
Reviews & comments
Total Film
press[An] airless saga of university toffs building themselves up to run for God and country at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Time Out
pressReally this is an overblown piece of self-congratulatory emotional manipulation perfectly suited for Thatcherite liberals.
The Guardian
pressA bold, intelligent, romantic film with all the lineaments of a classic, and a score by Vangelis as instantly hummable as the music for Jaws.
Roger Ebert
pressThis is strange. I have no interest in running and am not a partisan in the British class system. Then why should I have been so deeply moved by Chariots of Fire?
Little White Lies
pressAn odd, malformed antique that still manages to retain a certain surface-level charm.
BBC
pressNow, 20 years later, it's dated. In some ways that actually benefits the film as its true age somehow helps its 1920s setting but other aspects suffer.
Total Film
press[An] airless saga of university toffs building themselves up to run for God and country at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Time Out
pressReally this is an overblown piece of self-congratulatory emotional manipulation perfectly suited for Thatcherite liberals.
The Guardian
pressA bold, intelligent, romantic film with all the lineaments of a classic, and a score by Vangelis as instantly hummable as the music for Jaws.
Roger Ebert
pressThis is strange. I have no interest in running and am not a partisan in the British class system. Then why should I have been so deeply moved by Chariots of Fire?
Little White Lies
pressAn odd, malformed antique that still manages to retain a certain surface-level charm.
BBC
pressNow, 20 years later, it's dated. In some ways that actually benefits the film as its true age somehow helps its 1920s setting but other aspects suffer.
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