Chariots of Fire Quotes

Chariots of Fire is a television show that appeared on TV in 1970 . Chariots of Fire ended in 1970.

It features David Puttnam as producer, Vangelis in charge of musical score, and David Watkin (cinematographer) as head of cinematography.

Chariots of Fire is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom. Each episode of Chariots of Fire is 124 minutes long. Chariots of Fire is distributed by Warner Bros..

The cast includes: Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell, Nigel Havers as Lord Andrew Lindsay, Ben Cross as Harold M. Abrahams, Alice Krige as Sybil Gordon, Patrick Magee as Lord Cadogan, Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini, and Daniel Gerroll as Henry Stallard.

Chariots of Fire Quotes

Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell

• (Ian Charleson) "I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure."

• (Lord Birkenhead) "Liddell, he is your future king, are you refusing to shake his hand? Does your arrogance extend that far?"
• (Ian Charleson) "My arrogance, sir, extends just as far as my conscience demands."
• (Lord Birkenhead) "Fine, then let's hope that is wise enough to give you room to maneuver."

• (Ian Charleson) "God made countries, God makes kings, and the rules by which they govern. And those rules say that the Sabbath is His. And I for one intend to keep it that way."

• (Ian Charleson) "You came to see a race today. To see someone win. It happened to be me. But I want you to do more than just watch a race. I want you to take part in it. I want to compare faith to running in a race. It's hard. It requires concentration of will, energy of soul. You experience elation when the winner breaks the tape; especially if you've got a bet on it. But how long does that last? You go home. Maybe your dinner's burnt. Maybe you haven't got a job. So who am I to say, "Believe, have faith," in the face of life's realities? I would like to give you something more permanent, but I can only point the way. I have no formula for winning the race. Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way. And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within. Jesus said, "Behold, the Kingdom of God is within you. If with all your hearts, you truly seek me, you shall ever surely find me." If you commit yourself to the love of Christ, then that is how you run a straight race."

• (Lord Birkenhead) "Ah, Liddell. I was afraid you weren't here."
• (Ian Charleson) "I'm afraid I am, sir."

Patrick Magee as Lord Cadogan

• (Patrick Magee) "That's a matter for the committee."
• (Lord Birkenhead) "We are the committee."

Ben Cross as Harold M. Abrahams

• (Ben Cross) "To Sam Mussabini, the greatest trainer in the world."

• (Ben Cross) "If I can't win, I won't run."
• (Alice Krige) "If you don't run, you can't win."

• (Ben Cross) "Aubrey, I've known the fear of losing but now I am almost too frightened to win."

• (Ben Cross) "And now in one hour's time I will be out there again."
• (Ben Cross) "I will raise my eyes and look down that corridor; 4 feet wide, with 10 lonely seconds to justify my whole existence. But WILL I?"

Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini

• (Ian Holm) "Eric Liddell? He's no real problem --"
• (Ben Cross) "You could have fooled me."
• (Ian Holm) "Yeah, he's fast. But he won't go any faster. He's a gut runner, digs deep. But a short sprint is run on nerves. It's tailor-made for neurotics."

• (Ian Holm) "Do you want to know why you lost today?"
• (Ian Holm) "You're over striding."
• (Ian Holm) "Now these coins represent the steps in your sprint."
• (Ian Holm) "Can you find me another two coins, Mr. Abraham?"
• (Ian Holm) "Remember, over striding. Death for the sprinter"
• (Ian Holm) ". Knocks you back."
• (Ian Holm) "Like that."
• (Ian Holm) "And that."
• (Ian Holm) "."

Nigel Havers as Lord Andrew Lindsay

• (Nigel Havers) "Let us praise famous men and our fathers that begat us. All these men were honoured in their generations and were a glory in their days. We are here today to give thanks for the life of Harold Abrahams. To honour the legend. Now there are just two of us; young Aubrey Montague and myself; who can close our eyes and remember those few young men with hope in our hearts and wings on our heels."

• (Nigel Havers) "Protocol, Monty, Protocol, he is here to show us what may be done and more essentially what may not be."

Daniel Gerroll as Henry Stallard

• (Daniel Gerroll) "No ball."
• (Ben Cross) "Come on, Aubrey, the old leg-break."
• (Ben Cross) "HowZAT."
• (Daniel Gerroll) "Not out."
• (Ben Cross) "What do you mean, not out? You could've heard it from bloody Bournemouth. Come on, Liddell, my innings."
• (Ian Charleson) "I didn't touch it, I swear it, must've been the crack of my wrist."
• (Ben Cross) "He's out I tell you, you're all deaf; deaf and bloody blind. Aubrey I ask you, for God's sake."
• (Ben Cross) "It's not FAIR."

Alice Krige as Sybil Gordon

• (Alice Krige) "Do you love it?"
• (Ben Cross) "I'm more of an addict. It's a compulsion with me, a weapon I can use."
• (Alice Krige) "Against what?"
• (Ben Cross) "Being Jewish I suppose."
• (Alice Krige) "You're not serious. People aren't like that, people don't care. Can it be as bad as all that?"
• (Ben Cross) "You're not Jewish, or you wouldn't have had to ask."

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