1981

On this exact date: Chariots of Fire (1981) is released in cinemas.

1977

Chariot of Fire Chariot of Fire is a novel by E. E. Y. Hales published in 1977.

in 1982

Chariots Of Fire is the fourth solo album by Ernie Watts, released in 1982.

in 1919

Opening in 1919, Chariots of Fire tells the story of two athletes from different areas of the U.K., the privileged Englishman Harold Abrahams and the poor missionary Eric Liddell.

2012

Chariots of Fire opened officially on 22 May 2012, and received positive reviews from major critics in major UK publications.

The 1924 Olympics

The 1924 Olympics provided the story behind the movie Chariots of Fire, based on the feats of British sprint champions Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell.

On this exact date in cinemas

On this exact date: Chariots of Fire (1981) is released in cinemas.

from 1924

Chariots of Fire tells the story of two Olympic runners from 1924: Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) is Jewish and must fight against the mild prejudices held against Ben Cross, while the Scot Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Protestant and won't run a qualifying match on a Sunday.

4 Oscars including Best Picture

Chariots of Fire won 4 Oscars in 1981 including Best Picture, but none of none's two main actors managed a nomination.

Justin Walpole's third choice , admittedly a close call,

Justin Walpole's third choice, admittedly a close call, would be Chariots of Fire, which got its first theatrical release in May 1981, went on to receive seven Oscar nominations and win four, including the Best Picture award which goes to Puttnam as the film’s producer, and four decades on remains among the most heroic of all sporting films.

in March 1942

Chariot', launched near St Nazaire in March 1942, destroyed German pumping machinery for, and severely damaged, the Normandy dry dock and installations.

the city’s top pop star, Stuart Leslie Goddard, aka Adam Ant, who at the behest of fellow Londoner and adopted the mien of a dandy post-punk highway pirate and commanded us to Stand And Deliver

In London, 1981 had seen riots in Brixton, the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, John McEnroe defeating Björn Borg at Wimbledon, the film Chariots of Fire released a day after the first London Marathon and the city’s top pop star, Stuart Leslie Goddard, aka Adam Ant, who at the behest of fellow Londoner and impresario Malcolm McLaren adopted the mien of a dandy post-punk highway pirate and commanded us to Stand And Deliver.

2006

The official release date is March 28th, 2006.

the 1982 Academy Awards, )

Lord David Puttnam is a leading expert on Film Producing and has been interviewed by film.culture360.asef.org for its DVD project 'Lessons in Film' Lord Puttnam is the distinguished British film producer behind award-winning motion pictures such as Best Picture winner at the 1982 Academy Awards, Chariots of Fire (1981), and The Mission (1986), which won the prestigious Palme D’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.

the evening of Saturday, April 15, 2017

The U.S. premier of Chariots of Fire, directed by Tim Threlfall, closed the evening of Saturday, April 15, 2017 after a run of 13 performances.

2008

Oct 26, 2008 is the release day for this game.

the true story about two athletes, , Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams

The movie Chariots of Fire is the true story about two athletes, Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, training for and competing in the 1924 Paris Olympics.

in 1992

Launched in 1992, Chariots of Fire is Cambridgeshire’s largest annual charity relay race organised and managed by Hewitsons Charitable Trust.

in the 1980 film Chariots of Fire, where GB athlete Eric Liddell (a committed Christian) refuses to take part a heat of the 100 metres at the 1924 Olympics because the race was to take place on a Sunday, only to win the 400 metres two days later (see Cashmore, 2008)

An example of how the sport-religion relationship might play out and how a culmination of at least some of these values might come together can be seen in the 1980 film Chariots of Fire, where GB athlete Eric Liddell (a committed Christian) refuses to take part a heat of the 100 metres at the 1924 Olympics because the race was to take place on a Sunday, only to win the 400 metres two days later (see Cashmore, 2008).

Not since 1983’s

Not since 1983’s CHARIOTS OF FIRE has an American-distributed film so closely linked the enormous human effort needed to win an international running contest with overt faith in Jesus Christ as God of the effort.