In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
Harold Abrahams
Eric Liddell
Jennie Liddell
Sybil Gordon
Lord Andrew Lindsay
Sam Mussabini
Aubrey Montague
Henry Stallard
Master of Trinity
Master of Caius
Lord Birkenhead
Charles Paddock
Jackson Scholz
Lord Cadogan
Duke of Sutherland
Sandy McGrath
Prince of Wales
Head Porter - Caius College
Jimmie
Rev. J.D. Liddell
Ernest Liddell
Rob Liddell
George Andre
Paxton
Fitch
President - Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Sleeping Car Attendant
Head Waiter - The Savoy
Bunty
Caius Porter
Reporter
Shot Putter (uncredited)
Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Writer