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Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Historical, Drama, Sports, Biographical | UK

Director: Hugh Hudson

RTE1 | 21/04/2024 | 15:10

Where to watch

Live TV

Sunday 21 April 2024 15:10

Monday 25 December 2023 11:15

Thursday 2 March 2023 20:00

Sunday 26 February 2023 17:00

Saturday 28 January 2023 14:10

Streaming

19/05/2022

Rating: 7.1/10

User rating: 7.2/10
(5 votes)

SYNOPSIS

The true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary who runs for God, the other is a Jewish student at Cambridge who runs for fame and to escape prejudice.

Actors

Writer: Colin Welland

Producer: Mohamed Al-Fayed, James Crawford

RUNTIME: 125 min

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