Chariots of Fire (1981)

Taglines:

Two men chasing dreams of glory! See more »

Parents Guide:

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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 »

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Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

In real life, the text from the Bible was handed to Eric Liddell by a coach on the US team, not by Jackson Scholz. Colin Welland flew to Florida to obtain Scholz's permission in person for the artistic license. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While Eric Liddell is running the 400 meters final near the end of the film, Lord Birkenhead and the Prince of Wales are in the grandstands cheering the runners. Lord Birkenhead shouts," Come on, Harold!" Harold Abrahams is not in this race. 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.
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Connections

Spoofed in Boat Trip (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"With Catlike Tread"
(1879) (uncredited)
from "The Pirates of Penzance"
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by William S. Gilbert See more »