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Chariots of Fire is a 1981 historical sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam.It is based on the true story of two British 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.
They were also used in ceremonial functions, as when a paranymph, or friend of a bridegroom, went with him in a chariot to fetch the bride home. Herodotus (Histories, 5. 9) Reports that chariots were widely used in the Pontic–Caspian steppe by the Sigynnae. Greek chariots were made to be drawn by two horses attached to a
The three chariots seen in the movie, representing Italian maiali, were crudely made film props. A film The Eagle Has Landed briefly features a German paratroop Officer, a Colonel played by Michael Caine and his men who have been sent to man chariots on the Channel Islands.
IN FOCUS: It is 100 years since Eric Liddell won gold in the Paris 1924 games, but it was the athlete’s little-known life after the historic win that really intrigued biographer Duncan Hamilton.
[140] [141] Dynamite charges were used to show the chariot wheels and axles splintering from the effects of Messala's barbed-wheel attacks. [130] Three lifelike dummies were placed at key points in the race to give the appearance of men being run over by chariots. [142] The cameras used during the chariot race also presented problems.
The film was inspired by the New York Yacht Club's loss of the 1983 America's Cup through the events of the 1987 America's Cup. Several of the 12-metre class yachts that participated in Cup races were used in the movie. "Wind" contains some of the best, most realistic, on deck big-boat sailing sequences ever portrayed.
Luke Y. Thompson of The A.V. Club graded the film a C− and wrote, "Ultimately, Chariot certainly doesn’t lack ambition, just execution." [8] Julian Roman of MovieWeb gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Chariot is a hollow and absurd exploration of the afterlife. What begins as an interesting metaphysical dilemma devolves into ...
The cameras were also planted on chariots and people, one of which was placed on a soccer ball in the middle of the track while the horses ran over it. [66] Huston and Kebbell spent two and a half months preparing and rehearsing to learn how to drive chariot races in Italy, [10] six days a week. [59]