Chariots of Fire(1981)

Production Year: 1981

Directed By: Hugh HUDSON

Written and Screenplay By: Collin WELLAND

Produced By:  David PUTTNAM and Dodi FAYED

Main Cast: Ben CROSS,Ian CHARLESON,Nigel HAVERS,Alice KRIGE,Ian HOLM and Cherly CAMPBELL

Preview of the Movie: Movie bases on a true life story. Starring characters are two young British athletes.One of them is Eric LIDDELL who is hard religious Christian,also a Scottish.And the other one is Jewish and British athlete Harold ABRAHAMS who is struggling with the prejudices that surrounds him.They’re both training for the 1924 Olympic Games and their common story starts here.

Info about the Movie: Soundtrack of “Chariots of Fire”, which is composed by Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou a.k.a. Vangelis, gained an enormous reputation when it is sound by the world.This reputation might be greater than the movie’s as itself.Because according to many music and soundtrack authorities that theme has the power of courage and gives the spirit of competition as it is same as the movie.This theme can be still seen in many different backgrounds.Such as news,advertorials,weather forecasts,etc.

Awards that the Movie Won:

1981 Cannes Film Festival-Best Supporting Actor “Ian HOLM”

1981 Cannes Film Festival-Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-Special Mention “Hugh HUDSON”

1981 Toronto International Film Festival/People’s Choice Award “Hugh HUDSON”

1981 New York Film Critics Circle Awards-Best Cinematographer “David WATKIN”

1981 National Board of Review Awards-Best Film

1982 Academy Awards-Best Costume Design “Milena CANANERO”

1982 Academy Awards-Best Music,Original Score “VANGELIS”

1982 Academy Awards-Best Picture “David PUTTNAM”

1982 Academy Awards-Best Writing,Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen “Colin WELLAND”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design “Milena CANANERO”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Artist “Ian HOLM”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film “David PUTTNAM”

1982 Golden Globe Awards-Best Foreign Film/Great Britain

1982 London Critics Circle Film Awards/ALFS Award-Film of the Year

1982 London Critics Circle Film Awards/ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year “Colin WELLAND”

1984 Guild of German Art House Cinemas/Guild Film Award/Silver - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) “Hugh HUDSON”

Awards that the Movie Nominated for:

1981 Cannes Film Festival/Golden Palm Award- “Hugh HUDSON”

1981 British Society of Cinematographers-Best Cinematography Award “David WATKIN”

1982 Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures “Hugh HUDSON”

1982 Academy Awards-Best Director “Hugh HUDSON”

1982 Academy Awards-Best Actor in a Supporting Role “Ian HOLM”

1982 Academy Awards-Best Film Editing “Terry RAWLINGS”

1983 Awards of Japanese Academy-Best Foreign Language Film

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Director “Hugh HUDSON”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Cinematography “David WATKIN”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Editing “Terry RAWLINGS”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Screenplay “Colin WELLAND”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Artist “Nigel HAVERS”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Sound “Bill ROWE,Jim SHIELDS and Clive WINTER”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards-Best Production Design/Art Direction “Roger HALL”

1982 BAFTA Film Awards/Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-“VANGELIS”