Chariots of Fire (1981)

Taglines:

With Wings on their Heels and Hope in their Hearts See more »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

9 October 1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Carros de fuego See more »

Filming Locations:

Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK See more »

Budget:

$5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$68,907 (USA) (27 September 1981) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$58,972,904 (USA)

Production Co:

Allied Stars Ltd., Enigma Productions See more »

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

The lesson that Eric Liddell reads in the church in Paris is from Isaiah 40: 26, 29-31, King James version. It's interspersed with shots from the Games but is basically: "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the Mikado scene, the three women singing are barefoot and wearing flip-flops, not the traditional Japanese sandal with white socks. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Lord Andrew Lindsay: Let us praise famous men and our fathers that begat us. All these men were honoured in their generations and were a glory in their days. We are here today to give thanks for the life of Harold Abrahams. To honour the legend. Now there are just two of us - young Aubrey Montague and myself - who can close our eyes and remember those few young men with hope in our hearts and wings on our heels.
See more »

Connections

Spoofed in 2011: ¡¿Estamos contentos?! (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Jerusalem"
(1916) (uncredited)
Music by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1916)
Words by William Blake (1804) See more »