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With wings in their heels and hope in their hearts. The most acclaimed British movie of recent years; the story of the rivalry between two British athletes as they prepare for and participate in the 1924 Olympic Games.

Each man is spurred on by a personal social handicap. Harold Abrahams, an ambitious Jewish outsider, runs because of the racial prejudice he experiences at Cambridge University; Eric Liddell, the Edinburgh son of a Scots missionary in China, runs for the greater glory of God. The film charts their lives in the years immediately preceding their historic races in Paris.

A superb film, enhanced by the music of Vangelis.

Director:

Hugh Hudson [3],

Starring:

Alice Krige [20], Ben Cross [21], Nigel Havers [23], Cheryl Campbell [7], Ian Charleson [2],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 1.85:1

Subtitles:

Czech , Danish , English , Finnish , Hebrew , Hungarian , Icelandic , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese , Swedish

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo

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