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And when I run I feel His pleasure. Sign In. Play trailer Biography Drama Sport. Director Hugh Hudson. Colin Welland original screenplay. Top credits Director Hugh Hudson. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Chariots of Fire. Clip Featurette Video Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 5.

Photos Top cast Edit. Hugh Hudson. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. It's the post-World War I era. Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running and how it fits into their respective lives differently.

The son of a Lithuanian Jew, Harold, who lives a somewhat privileged life as a student at Cambridge, uses being the fastest to overcome what he sees as the obstacles he faces in life as a Jew despite that privilege. In his words to paraphrase an old adage, he is often invited to the trough, but isn't allowed to drink.

His running prowess does earn him the respect of his classmates, especially his running teammates, and to some extent the school administration, if only he maintains what they consider proper gentlemanly decorum, which isn't always the case in their minds. But I suspect that it will strike a powerful note with modern audiences obsessed with instant gratification as well as modern athletes obsessed with the minutiae of performance.

It is a film with a powerful and civilised message subtly delivered. Oh, and that Vangelis score. It almost makes you want to put down the laptop, lace on the Nikes — and run. The film is rereleased on July 13 as part of the London Cultural Olympiad.

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