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.
Ben Cross
as Harold Abrahams
Ian Charleson
as Eric Liddell
Cheryl Campbell
as Jennie Liddell
Alice Krige
as Sybil Gordon
Nigel Havers
as Lord Andrew Lindsay
Ian Holm
as Sam Mussabini
Nicholas Farrell
as Aubrey Montague
Daniel Gerroll
as Henry Stallard
John Gielgud
as Master of Trinity
Lindsay Anderson
as Master of Caius
Nigel Davenport
as Lord Birkenhead
Dennis Christopher
as Charles Paddock
