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Film · 1981 · Sports drama

Chariots of Fire

Directed by Hugh Hudson
1981
United Kingdom
★ 3.3 editorial score

The Vangelis theme is so famous that people forget the film underneath is about religion: two runners at the 1924 Olympics, one running for God and one against English antisemitism.

“A lot of this film's greatness is hard to put into words. Chariots of Fire creates deep feelings among many members of its audiences, and it does that not so much with its story or even its characters as with particular moments that are very sharply seen and heard. Seen, in photography that pays grave attention to the precise look of a human face during stress, pain, defeat, victory, and joy. Heard, in one of the most remarkable sound tracks of any film in a long time.”
— Roger Ebert · rogerebert.com

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