Chariots of Fire (1981)
Directed by Hugh Hudson
Two British sprinters with very different motives, a Jewish Cambridge student and a devout Scottish missionary, train for the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Cambridge colleges≈ 00:05:00Cambridge, EnglandStated on screen
Abrahams arrives at Cambridge, races the college clock round the courtyard, and hires a professional coach against the masters' wishes.
- 1Highland games and mission work≈ 00:12:00ScotlandStated on screen
Liddell runs at Scottish meets and preaches, while his sister Jennie worries that racing distracts him from the mission.
- 2Boarding the boat to France≈ 01:18:00Dover, EnglandInferred
- 3Scottish church≈ 01:35:00Paris, FranceStated on screen
- 3Olympic stadium≈ 01:25:00Stade Olympique de ColombesInferred
- 5Memorial service for Harold Abrahams≈ 00:00:30London, EnglandStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,703 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 1,186 km
- Boat: 517 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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