The favourite movie of US President Joe Biden, winner of 4 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and the most successful movie on the Olympics ever made has now turned a venerable 40 years old.
A movie that truly captures the spirit of the Olympics – athletes of different faiths, different cultural backgrounds and different ethnicities all competing on fair and equal terms – ‘Chariots’ proves, dramatically, that ‘nice guys don’t come last’.
Equally as unforgettable about ‘Chariots’ is the deeply stirring soundtrack – the Greek composer, Vangelis, would also win an Academy Award for his electronic / instrumental score.
We hope to one day see ‘Olympia: The Birth of the Games’ up on the big screen, sharing in the reflected glory of ‘Chariots’…