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.
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.
Top Cast
Ben Cross
Character: Harold Abrahams
Ian Charleson
Character: Eric Liddell
Cheryl Campbell
Character: Jennie Liddell
Alice Krige
Character: Sybil Gordon
Nigel Havers
Character: Lord Andrew Lindsay
Ian Holm
Character: Sam Mussabini
Nicholas Farrell
Character: Aubrey Montague
Daniel Gerroll
Character: Henry Stallard
John Gielgud
Character: Master of Trinity
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