Chariots of Fire (1981)

Synopsis

During a 1978 funeral service in London in honour of the life of Harold Abrahams, presided over by his former colleague Lord Andrew Lindsay, there is a flashback to his youth, when he was running along a beach with a group of athletes. In 1919, Harold Abrahams enters the University of Cambridge, where he experiences antisemitism but enjoys participating in the Gilbert and Sullivan club.

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Box office

$59 million (U.S. and Canada)

Budget

$5.5 million (£3 million) or £4,032,859

IMDb votes

71,995

Where to watch Chariots of Fire in Canada

Availability from JustWatch Canada, checked November 2026. Catalogues change often.