Historical drama based on a true story of two members of Britain’s 1924 Olympic team, Harold Abrahams, a Jew running to prove himself in the face of the subtle hostility he found in his British environment, and Eric Liddell, a deeply religious man who refused to run on the Sabbath. Academy Award winner for Best Picture.
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ACMI Identifier
324704
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Anti-semitism
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)