This is the story of two men who run, not to run, but to prove something to the world. They will sacrifice anything to achieve their goals... except their honor.
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
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Cast
- Ben CrossHarold Abrahams
- Ian CharlesonEric Liddell
- Cheryl CampbellJennie Liddell
- Alice KrigeSybil Gordon
- Nigel HaversLord Andrew Lindsay
- Ian HolmSam Mussabini
- Nicholas FarrellAubrey Montague
- Daniel GerrollHenry Stallard
- John GielgudMaster of Trinity
- Lindsay AndersonMaster of Caius
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- Hugh HudsonDirector
- Colin WellandWriter
- David WatkinDirector of Photography
- VangelisOriginal Music Composer
- Terry RawlingsEditor
- David PuttnamProducer
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