Released:
1981-05-15

Overview:
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.

Director:
Hugh Hudson

Runtime:
2h 3min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Ben Cross
  as
  Harold Abrahams
• 
  Ian Charleson
  as
  Eric Liddell
• 
  Cheryl Campbell
  as
  Jennie Liddell
• 
  Alice Krige
  as
  Sybil Gordon
• 
  Nigel Havers
  as
  Lord Andrew Lindsay