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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 58 min. 15 sec.) ; 686962464 bytes |
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In this Oscar-winning true story, two very different men compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Ian Charleson stars as in this true story as Eric Liddell, a devout Christian who believes that his athletic abilities are a gift from God, and that using that gift to its fullest extent, to win the gold medal, will be his way of glorifying God. Ben Cross stars as Harold Abrahams, an English Jew and a student at Cambridge, who dreams of fame and of proving to his anti-Semetic fellow students, and to the world, that Jews are not inferior. Their motives are noble. Their commitment is total. Their integrity is unquestionable. They will both make personal sacrifices to achieve their goals. In the process, through all the obstacles and personal issues they conquer, they prove that striving for victory with such commitment and lofty goals is, perhaps, its own reward. Winner of four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. (Movie, 1981)Starring: Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Ben CrossDirector: Hugh Hudson |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2016-02-06 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Liddell, Eric, 1902-1945.
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Antisemitism in motion pictures.
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Cross-country running.
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Jewish athletes.
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Track and field athletes -- Training.
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Abrahams, Harold Maurice, 1899-1978.
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United Kingdom.
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France -- Paris.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Hudson, Hugh, director
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Anderson, Lindsay, cast
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Campbell, Cheryl, cast
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Charleson, Ian, cast
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Christopher, Dennis, cast
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Cross, Ben, cast
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Davenport, Nigel, cast
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Davis, Brad, cast
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Egan, Peter, cast
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Gielgud, John, cast
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Havers, Nigel, cast
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Holm, Ian, cast
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Krige, Alice, cast
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Magee, Patrick, cast
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