saint0917
March 30th, 2009, 07:36 AM
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Chariots of Fire, a British-made motion picture about two English sprinters striving to compete in the 1924 Olympics, is the surprise winner of the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles. The movie focuses on the exploits of real-life athletes Harold Abrahams (played by Ben Cross) and Eric Liddell (Ian Charleston) as they deal with the class struggles and mores of postwar Great Britain. An inspiring musical score by Vangelis establishes an ethereal backdrop to the emotional film.
B I R T H D A Y S
Walt Frazier b. 1945
Teofilo Stevenson b. 1952
Earl Campbell b. 1955
Brian Jordan b. 1967
Jennifer Capriati b. 1976
Chariots of Fire, a British-made motion picture about two English sprinters striving to compete in the 1924 Olympics, is the surprise winner of the Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles. The movie focuses on the exploits of real-life athletes Harold Abrahams (played by Ben Cross) and Eric Liddell (Ian Charleston) as they deal with the class struggles and mores of postwar Great Britain. An inspiring musical score by Vangelis establishes an ethereal backdrop to the emotional film.
B I R T H D A Y S
Walt Frazier b. 1945
Teofilo Stevenson b. 1952
Earl Campbell b. 1955
Brian Jordan b. 1967
Jennifer Capriati b. 1976