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Chariots of Fire
Directed by Hugh Hudson
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… From TMDB
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Chariots of Fire is a 1981 drama history film, directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Ben Cross, Ian Charleson and Cheryl Campbell.
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60 of 195 · most liked firstChariots of Fire unquestionably has the best experimental synth score of any movie about church
positive · AI labelView post →#Januarty Day 28 #Flat The wide expense of flat beach at low tide at West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland Apparently, the beach race in the movie 'Chariots of Fire' was filmed here. #Photography | #PhotoOfTheDay | #Scotland
neutral · AI labelView post →‘There is an incredible hunger for it’: why classic films are making a comeback in cinemas. > Glance at the lineup of films at your local cinema and you might briefly believe you have passed through a time portal. Stirring athletics biopic Chariots of Fire sits cheek by jowl with schmaltzy Tom Hanks fable Forrest Gump; magical Japanese animation My Neighbour Totoro finds houseroom next to melancholic Hungarian art film Werckmeister Harmonies; 1990s action yarn The Mummy galumphs alongside…
neutral · AI labelView post →Anthony Gordon looks from a different era, he would have looked good in the Chariots of Fire film
neutral · AI labelView post →Four 📽 Faves: Ian Holm BOTD 9/12/31: Eclectic career in theater & film, from classics to avant-garde. Won BAFTA, Tony, & SAG, Oscar nom for CHARIOTS OF FIRE (81). 79 Alien 85 Brazil 94 Madness of King George 97 Sweet Hereafter (❤️ All-timer!) Honorable mention: NAKED LUNCH (91). #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Four 📽 Faves: Ian Holm BOTD 9/12/31: Eclectic career in theater & film, from classics to avant-garde. Won BAFTA, Tony, & SAG, Oscar nom for CHARIOTS OF FIRE (81). 79 Alien 85 Brazil 94 Madness of King George 97 Sweet Hereafter (❤️ All-timer!) Honorable mention: NAKED LUNCH (91). #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →PERSON OF THE DAY. 11 July 1924. Scottish-born Eric Liddell won the Gold medal in the 400 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics. As a committed Christian, he had refused to run in the heats of the 100 metres because they were held on a Sunday. His story featured in the film Chariots of Fire.
neutral · AI labelView post →One of Brad Davis’ most notable films was the Oscar winning Chariots of Fire. It’s a sign of the heavy toll AIDS took upon the arts that the lead actor in that movie, Ian Charleson, also died of AIDS, aged just 40. We will never know what these artists would have, could have, should have achieved.
neutral · AI labelView post →Add a word, ruin a movie Chariots of Fire Ants
neutral · AI labelView post →My quest to watch every Best Picture Oscar winner in no particular order has brought me to Chariots of Fire. This Movie is very boring! And very English! It’s very boring in a very English way!
negative · AI labelView post →PERSON OF THE DAY. 20 August 1924. British sprinter Eric Liddel, a devout Christian, refused to run in the 100 metres heats at the Paris Olympic Games because they took place on a Sunday. He went on win the 400 metres. His story featured in the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire (pictured).
neutral · AI labelView post →Adam Ant, who turns 70 today, got his start playing ‘the kid’ in Derek Jarman’s 1977 punk fantasia, Jubilee. He starred in the movie alongside Toyah Willcox and Ian Charleson, who went on to greater fame in the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. Charleson’s career was cut short by AIDS, aged 40.
neutral · AI labelView post →PERSON OF THE DAY. 11 July 1924. Scottish-born Eric Liddell won the Gold medal in the 400 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics. As a committed Christian he refused to run in the heats of the 100 metres because they were held on a Sunday. His story featured in the film Chariots of Fire.
neutral · AI labelView post →Born 29 Mar 1943, musician Vangelis. Raised in Athens, he began his career in the 1960s as a member of the rock band Aphrodite's Child; the latter's album 666 (1972) is recognised as a progressive-psychedelic rock classic. Vangelis also wrote the soundtrack for the film 'Chariots of Fire'. #Vangelis
neutral · AI labelView post →#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds #MusicSky Day 17-🏆 Chariots of Fire - Vangelis for the Oscar winning film. An inspiring instrumental reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982, a rare achievement. Forty five years later, it is synonymous w/ perseverance, and excellence. youtu.be/8a-HfNE3EIo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →"In contrast to the uplifting, rich sound of Chariots of Fire, [Vangelis] composed a dark, moody, often ambient soundscape for Blade Runner. The film and its soundtrack have had a considerable influence on subsequent movies using electronic scores, as well as on electronic musicians."
neutral · AI labelView post →#BlueZicos #MusicChallenge Friday - 7 - song from a historical film Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
neutral · AI labelView post →Running Movies?. There's a plethora of cycling movies . . . What about running movies? The only one I can think of is Chariots of Fire.
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember going to see Chariots of Fire because the B movie on before it was Gregories Girl. (Only one gif available for it)
neutral · AI labelView post →"In contrast to the uplifting, rich sound of Chariots of Fire, [Vangelis] composed a dark, moody, often ambient soundscape for Blade Runner. The film and its soundtrack have had a considerable influence on subsequent movies using electronic scores, as well as on electronic musicians."
neutral · AI labelView post →On the *: One of the two protagonists of the movie Chariots of Fire is an English Jewish runner whose last name is Abrams. It is, of course, based on a true story. My maternal grandmother was from London & her mother was an Abrams from a family of rabbis, lawyers, physicians, & scholars. 27/
neutral · AI labelView post →"Chariots of Fire" was a beautiful movie! The opening is very striking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgO0...
positive · AI labelView post →In honor of my favorite Commander in Chief @Potus this holiday season — and your favorite movie of all time: “Chariots of Fire.” We love you Joe Biden. And to you and yours, have a Merry Christmas from the Kennedy downline from County Tipperary: youtu.be/8a-HfNE3EIo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone here ever seen “Chariots of Fire “ ? Like many I’m familiar with the theme by Vangelis , but have only seen bits and pieces of the movie itself . #HATM
neutral · AI labelView post →29th March 1943 ( DOB ) VANGELIS Greek composer of electronic, progressive & film music + Evangelos Papathanassiou Was in Aphrodite's Child, almost joined YES, worked with Jon Anderson ,best known for Oscar winning "Chariots Of Fire". 🥲 died on 17 May 2022 age 79. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eYG...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Yamaha CS-80 was absolutely revolutionary for its time. Vangelis called it the greatest synthesizer ever made and used it extensively on both the *Blade Runner* and *Chariots of Fire* sound tracks - the latter winning him an Oscar. The irony of McCartney making the abominable *Wonderful Christmastime* with it is not lost to synth lovers.
neutral · AI labelView post →Chariots Of Fire (1981). Enjoyed watching this. Brilliant soundtrack and an all star cast for a British film that managed to crossover with Academy awards. Ian Charleson with a fine understated performance as Eric Liddell www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
positive · AI labelView post →The iconic slo-mo running anthem is from the score for a movie called Chariots of Fire, which makes me think of Katniss and Peeta
neutral · AI labelView post →Our PE teacher once did assembly which was him playing the entirety of Vangelis' theme to Chariots of Fire on the record player, and then talking for ten minutes about how much he liked the film and the music
neutral · AI labelView post →1492: Conquest of Paradise. Very few people remember the movie (I still do and rewatch it regularly), but the soundtrack by Vangelis is an absolute banger. In general, his soundtracks tend to be better than the movies. Alexander is another great example. Chariots of Fire and Bounty are fine movies, but still greatly enhanced by his soundtracks. Perhaps the only movie that stood on its own against a soundtrack by Vangelis was Blade Runner.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have never watched the film, Chariots of Fire. It looks dull as dish water and when I was a kid all I can remember is everyone on the telly banging on saying we should all watch it. That probably tells you everything about my mind. If I'm told to do something, even if I might like it, I won't.
negative · AI labelView post →In other news Chariots of Fire was this afternoons film watched with my mum. Another cracker with that Vangelis soundtrack 👌🏻
positive · AI labelView post →#Paws4music Some theme songs are so iconic, you don't even have to know the movie exists to recognize. One example is Chariots of Fire. If you don't know the story, it's kind of cool. youtu.be/8a-HfNE3EIo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyhow, every year they used to put up a huge marquee tent on the dune near where the 1st & 18th shared style greens for the Old Course ran along West Sands. If you've seen Chariots of Fire*, this is the beach they run on at the end of the movie & the turn is roughly the area I'm referring to. 4/
neutral · AI labelView post →#MarchMadnessMovieChallenge Day 8 - running in a movie Chariots of Fire #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →Now you have me picturing the music commercials that featured the theme from Chariots of Fire. I never saw the movie, but I’ll always remember the slow-motion running accompanied by Bah-da-da-da-dahm-dum; bah-da-da-da-dum; bah-da-da-da-dahm-dum; bah-da-da-dum-dum!
neutral · AI labelView post →I never knew this before but apparently CHARIOTS OF FIRE won the TIFF People's Choice Award back in 1981 then went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars. #Elsinore #AndrewScott
neutral · AI labelView post →#TOTP Theme from Chariots of Fire. A film that could well have been improved by chariots. And fire.
negative · AI labelView post →And they both LOVED the music. Probably Vangelis's best film music (certainly better than CHARIOTS OF FIRE.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Which would you rather watch? Raiders of the Lost Ark or Chariots of Fire ??? Both were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 1982. Guess which film won... In my experience the best film doesn't win the Oscar, despite being clearly better.
neutral · AI labelView post →Vangelis #botd — the Oscar-winning Greek composer and arranger of electronic, progressive, ambient and classical orchestral music, his synth-driven scores brought huge drama to film soundtracks including Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner, Missing...
neutral · AI labelView post →Another great instrumental from a movie… Day 27 #MusicChallenge #StrictlyInstrumental #music4life 🎵 Vangelis - Chariots of Fire youtu.be/8a-HfNE3EIo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →5) Chariots of Fire (1981) I was surprised by how emotionally I reacted to it. It’s a beautiful film, it looks good, it sounds good, and I felt better after having watched it. Effective on anti-semitism and the positives of religion. fromtheheartofeurope.eu/chariots-of-...
positive · AI labelView post →🎬Batman Returns From Up On Poppy Hill 🎬Spiderman: No Way Home Alone 🎬Liar Liar Chariots Of Fire 🎬2001: A Space Jam Odyssey 🎬The Super Mario Galaxy Quest Movie 🎬Freddy vs Jason & The Argonauts 🎬The Muppet Nightmare Before Christmas Carol
neutral · AI labelView post →🤣🥰 cue theme from Chariots of Fire (and now I can imagine that entire film being remade with dogs and muppets) youtu.be/1eYGl8PNjlU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →#Bales2026FilmChallenge Day 21 - Movie that had music that changes everything Chariots of Fire (1982) Hugh Hudson
neutral · AI labelView post →OCD compels me to spreadsheet. Combined the greatest-films-of-all-time lists. Presenting the top 1,461 as a daily countdown to the end of the Trump Administration. #Film 📽️ #Resist #MovieSky #Movies #1,026 -- Chariots of Fire (1981) dir. Hugh Hudson [Have to do the theme] pie.yt?v=https://yo...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wordle 1,744 4/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle1744 Today we remember Evangelos Papathanassiou, AKA Vangelis (29 Mar 1943 - 17 May 2022) Greek composer of electronic and orchestral music, best known for his 1981 Academy Award–winning score for the film Chariots Of Fire. youtu.be/-dEqUuJpRoY?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone else remember that window in the 80s when every movie and TV comedy had to have a slow-motion running moment set to “Chariots of Fire”?
neutral · AI labelView post →#jeopardy #BlindGuess C- Movie Music Q- What is Chariots of Fire?
neutral · AI labelView post →“Chariots of Fire” The longest, slowest movie about the shortest, fastest race.
negative · AI labelView post →I'm not much of a runner — I'm more a "naked presence sitter (meditator)" — but your question reminds me of the place in the movie, *Chariots of Fire,* where the runner tells his Christian missionary sister, who's concerned about him running on the Sabbath: "When I run, I feel God's pleasure in me."
neutral · AI labelView post →And there may have been very good reasons why David Puttnam wasn't allowed to film in actual Cambridge colleges for Chariots of Fire, but seriously, they might as well have used Hampton Court or Southend Pier.
negative · AI labelView post →Oh yes Chariots of Fire is an iconic movie of the era. It's an ideal historical movie too since it deals with class divisions in England after the Great War. Sadly it's no streaming anywhere. #hatm
positive · AI labelView post →#SoundtrackChallenge #MusicChallenge Day 5: movie main song Chariots of Fire - Vangelis youtu.be/1eYGl8PNjlU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →#MovieChallenge #SportsMovieMadness Day 6 movie featuring Olympics or Olympic sport Chariots of Fire (1980) Set during the 1924 summer games, story follows a couple of British runners. Iconic theme. https://youtu.be/odtqtlhsv4E?si=zyM0F_vwJe-HGfka
neutral · AI labelView post →The 10 films I've seen most in my life (rough guesstimate) Ocean's 11 The Blues Brothers LOTR (I treat as one film) Raiders of the Lost Ark Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Animal House Chariots of Fire Dead Poets Society Indiana Jones & The Search for the Holy Grail Dune (Lynch version)
positive · AI labelView post →18th September 2011 A marauding Viking takes part in the ‘Chariots of Fire’ race around Cambridge Colleges. The race is inspired by the 1982 film of the same name, and in particular the iconic run around Trinity Great Court, where the participants have to complete ...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah, I definitely like Vangelis stuff myself. > 1492: Conquest of Paradise https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=UfHx0_z3bD8&list=OLAK5uy_kOfOjm87WdODYRYnphcPF3A3XI64jK5J4 >Chariots of Fire https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8a-HfNE3EIo&list=OLAK5uy_lkHoq84JxhDV9-7EHWX48-f0zUxdyFizY >Bounty https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=kKI3ZoWiYBk&list=PLy5kryT0xrJMuOJ-hun3UHGDls50vvei0 >Blade Runner https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=smpTDkLCYb0&list=OLAK5uy_neLURwHRNsWnZouMq5K_vGitaXhlKEr4g >Perhaps…
neutral · AI labelView post →Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984). Directed by Hugh Hudson, on the heels of Chariots of Fire. Starring Christopher Lambert and newcomer Andie MacDowell. This was MacDowell's very first film... but unfortunately, her voice was replaced with Glenn Close.
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