- starring
Ben Cross
Ian Charleson Nigel Havers Ian Holm
John Gielgud
Winner of four Oscars, and one of the most celebrated British films of recent years, this is the true story of two indomitable men,
Eric Liddell , son of a Scottish missionary, and Harold Abrahams , son of a naturalised Lithuanian Jew, who brought honour to Britain as athletics champions in the 1924 Olympics.
Their battles on the running track were the climax of fiercer conflicts in their lives: Liddell striving for the integrity of his religious beliefs, Abrahams fighting against the anti-Semitism of college and society ...
Screenplay by COLIN WELLAND Produced by DAVID PUTTNAM Directed by HUGH HUDSON
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