Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. Written by Colin Welland and directed by Hugh Hudson; it is based on the true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four, including Best Picture.

The title is taken from William Blake's poem "And did those feet in ancient time" (who in turn had taken the phrase from II Kings 6:17) The hymn made from the poem, called "Jerusalem" with music written by Hubert Parry, played during the film:

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Finally saw 'Chariots of Fire'
JessWilkie (Jessica Wilkie) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:46:39 -0000
Finally saw 'Chariots of Fire'
@beesgirl7 i feel like chariots of fire shud b playin n the background... sorry a lil tipsy
msraing (S Raing) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:38:42 -0000
@beesgirl7 i feel like chariots of fire shud b playin n the background... sorry a lil tipsy
Seriously, GI Joe was terrible, but Transformers 2 makes it look like Chariots of Fire.
shenifonler (ksfowler) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:23:42 -0000
Seriously, GI Joe was terrible, but Transformers 2 makes it look like Chariots of Fire.
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csierralta (Carlos Sierralta) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:07:22 -0000
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Grilling steaks and watching Chariots of Fire with the fam. God is good.
WebHead1 (Brian Webster) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:54:24 -0000
Grilling steaks and watching Chariots of Fire with the fam. God is good.
This one Olympic hurdler in Chariots of Fire had a cigarette and then went to work on the hurdles, those were the days.
NativeVermonter (John Daly) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:30:34 -0000
This one Olympic hurdler in Chariots of Fire had a cigarette and then went to work on the hurdles, those were the days.

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