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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.
Chariot of Fire is a novel about Henry Brock and begins about 20 minutes after his death, where after filling out a long form totaling the times he sinned with his girlfriend, he is then assigned to the Second level of Hell, and Cleopatra asks for his aid in a revolution against Satan. [1]
An internationally bestselling book by Clifford Wilson, Crash Go the Chariots, was published in 1972. Ronald Story's 1976 book rebutting von Däniken's ideas was titled The Space Gods Revealed. Another negative criticism of von Däniken's book came from archeologist Kenneth Feder in his book Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries in 2018.
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.
Eric Henry Liddell (/ ˈ l ɪ d əl /; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary.Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when possible with his family in Edinburgh, and afterwards attended the University of Edinburgh.
Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (/ ˈ ɛr ɪ k f ɒ n ˈ d ɛ n ɪ k ɪ n /; German: [ˈeːrɪç fɔn ˈdɛːnɪkən]; born 14 April 1935) is a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968.
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He was portrayed by Daniel Gerroll in the 1981 Oscar-winning movie Chariots of Fire. [1] Stallard is the only athlete that won the Amateur Athletic Association of England titles over 440 yd (1925), 880 yd (1924), and mile (1923). He withdrew at the last minute from the 1926 AAA Championships after a copious blood donation to a patient at his ...