Oscar-winning movie Chariots of Fire can be watched online in the UK at 2 sources which are: iTunes and BlinkBox. Below, we present some information about Chariots of Fire from the year 1981. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie and see a comparison of the prices, please scroll to the bottom of the article.
Guess who won the Best Picture Oscar in 1981! According to the Academy members, Chariots of Fire was the Best Picture of the year 1981 and in total it won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture.
Did you know that until 1989 the phrase "and the winner is" was used instead of "and the Oscar goes to" at the Academy Awards? The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been awarding Oscars since 1929. The Best Picture Oscar is regarded as the most important award at the Academy Awards.
Wikipedia describes the movie Chariots of Fire like this:
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical drama film. It tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice. The film was conceived and produced by David Puttnam, written by Colin Welland, and directed by Hugh Hudson.
The cast of Chariots of Fire included:
- Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini
- Daniel Gerroll as Henry Stallard
- Nicholas Farrell as Aubrey Montague
- Ben Cross as Harold Abrahams
- Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell
- Nigel Havers as Lord Andrew Lindsay
- Cheryl Campbell as Jennie Liddell
- Alice Krige as Sybil Gordon
Chariots of Fire has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 84%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 81%. Here is what Gene Siskel from Chicago Tribune says about Chariots of Fire:
Although it is extremely well made, I frankly don't understand what the shouting is about. Good, yes; great, no.
You can also visit IMDB for more information about this movie.
Chariots of Fire won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 54th Academy Awards in 1981
- Academy Award for Best Original Music Score at the 54th Academy Awards in 1981
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 54th Academy Awards in 1981
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 54th Academy Awards in 1981
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Ian Holm for his role as Sam Mussabini at the 1982 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design at the 1982 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Film at the 1982 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Golden Globe Awards in 1981
According to Findable.TV, Chariots of Fire can be streamed immediately from 2 on-demand sites. If you are in the UK, options for watching this movie online at on-demand movie sites are as follows.
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