Chariots of Fire
Die Stunde des Siegers
© Courtesy Park Circus / Twentieth Century Fox
Chariots of Fire | Die Stunde des Siegers by Hugh Hudson
GBR 1981, Homage
© Courtesy Park Circus / Twentieth Century Fox
Chariots of Fire | Die Stunde des Siegers by Hugh Hudson
GBR 1981, Homage
© Courtesy Park Circus / Twentieth Century Fox
Chariots of Fire | Die Stunde des Siegers by Hugh Hudson
GBR 1981, Homage
© Courtesy Park Circus / Twentieth Century Fox
At Caius College, Cambridge in 1919, Jewish student Harold Abrahams sets a record in a traditional college running event. In the years that follow, he becomes one of the country’s most popular sprinters. Only Scotland’s Eric Liddell, the son of Christian missionaries, manages to beat him in a 100-metre race. Abrahams then hires a professional trainer. In 1924, both men are members of the British team at the Paris Olympic Games, where they will face off against their seemingly unbeatable rivals from team USA ... While the white battle dress of the Droogs in A Clockwork Orange referenced the street fashion of Britain’s proletarian teddy boys, the white sweaters and polo shirts of the British Olympians in Chariots of Fire found their way into the closets of middle-class “poppers”. The entire range of high-end menswear, from English tweeds to black tie, on display in the film garnered Milena Canonero her first contract for a fashion line with renowned menswear designer Norman Hilton (1919 – 2011). In 1983, Canonero commented, “I said I would do it provided we did not do a ‘Chariots’ look. People don’t want to dress in period clothes“.
With
- Nicholas Farrell
- Nigel Havers
- Ian Charleson
- Ben Cross
- Daniel Gerroll
- Ian Holm
- John Gielgud
- Lindsay Anderson
- Nigel Davenport
Crew
| Director | Hugh Hudson |
| Screenplay | Colin Welland |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Editing | Terry Rawlings |
| Music | Vangelis (Papathanassiou) |
| Sound | Clive Winter |
| Art Director | Jonathan Amberston, Len Huntingford, Anna Ridley, Andrew Sanders |
| Costumes | Milena Canonero |
| Assistant to Costume Designer | Louise Frogley |
| Wardrobe Supervision | David Murphy |
| Make-Up | Mary Hillman |
| Producer | David Puttnam |
Produced by
Enigma Productions
Additional information
DCP: Park Circus, Glasgow