Plot
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.
Cast
Ben Cross
Harold Abrahams
Ian Charleson
Eric Liddell
Cheryl Campbell
Jennie Liddell
Alice Krige
Sybil Gordon
Nigel Havers
Lord Andrew Lindsay
Ian Holm
Sam Mussabini
Nicholas Farrell
Aubrey Montague
Daniel Gerroll
Henry Stallard
John Gielgud
Master of Trinity
Lindsay Anderson
Master of Caius
Nigel Davenport
Lord Birkenhead
Dennis Christopher
Charles Paddock
Crew
David Puttnam
Producer
Hugh Hudson
Director
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Vangelis
Original Music Composer
Colin Welland
Writer
Related films
7.2Eddie the Eagle
2016
Film details
7.3The Boys in the Boat
2023
Film details
7.7Overcomer
2019
Film details
7.3Race
2016
Film details
7.1Seabiscuit
2003
Film details
7.9Young Woman and the Sea
2024
Film details
6.6Shirley
2024
Film details
7.4The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
2021
Film details
7.4Rudy
1993
Film details
6.0Fast Girls
2012
Film details
6.3Mary
2024
Film details
7.7Journey to Bethlehem
2023
Film details
6.0God's Not Dead
2014
Film details
7.9The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019
Film details
7.0The Boy in the Woods
2023
Film details