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<p>Which one? Harold Abrahams the Jewish guy? Aubrey Montague the narrator and steeple chaser? Eric Liddel the missionary? or Lord Lindsay the hurdle running nobleman?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the era of the stalwart amateur who in his spare time wins the gold medal more or less effortlessly is long gone. Recall that Chariots of Fire portrays the 1920s. Plus the story as portrayed in the movie never really did exist. Some of the characters were real people, and the 1924 Olympic games really were in Paris, but the writers took great liberties and fictionalized huge portions of it to make a “better” story.</p>