This film helped me get through a mid-life crisis. My favorite line in the film: Where does the power come from to see the race to its end? From within." This powerful statement still resonates with me.
I believe you missed the point of him crumpling up that paper. It wasn't just about some sort of disbelief. But rather a deep burning passion that he so desperately desires, that Eric Liddell already possesses, that he WANTS and NEEDS but is haunted by mystery of obtaining it. And by watching Eric fall and get back up to win with heart and passion, was Abrahams first real glimmer of hope. Then he rushes down to talk with Sam about possibly getting help to achieve it.
Exactly! Lord Lindsay said that winning Olympic gold for Harold was like gaining immortality. Eric already had immortality through his faith in Christ. Abrahams: "I've never seen such drive and commitment in a runner. He runs like a wild animal. He unnerves me." Mussabini: "So he should. Frightens the living daylights out of me."😂
Saw this movie as a child and it affected me profoundly. This particular sequence is still one of my favorites of all films.So many grand themes in this movie that deal with the most fundamental questions and barriers in life.
I am Italian, 60 years old. I saw the film in 1982. Though I was already an athlet ,this film inspired me to train myself more and more. I never got the privilege to run for my country but I must say that track and field events teach persons to become better human beings. The entire movie is a masterpiece.
I have goosebumps every time I watch Liddell 's race. I watched this film again tonight and had tears running down my face during the training run along the beach at the end of the film. I'm 55 now but boy I'm right back there as an elite athlete when I watch this. Such a brilliant film that I will never tire of watching!
Me too. I have it on dvd and every time I watch it, it is as if for the very first time ... and I still get teary-eyed. It is one of those rare movies that withstands the test of time, perhaps because it is such a universal and inspirational story.
This event really did happen for Eric Liddell. He was knocked down in the first moments of the 400 meter race at a 1923 regional competition. He picked himself back up quickly and went in pursuit of the field -- putting on an incredible performance to make up the distance and nip the leader at the finishing tape.
From what I understand, though, he was not able to walk after. He had to be carried out on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. That's how hard he pushed himself.
@@Emper0rH0rde It's like starting a 400m race with a few seconds delay, and still winning... or like winning a 400m by a few SECONDS at a regional. Unreal.
@@Emper0rH0rde Yeah, it was the Stoke on Trent race in July 1923. By the end of the race, Liddell collapsed into the dirt and lost consciousness. He was carried off to the dressing rooms on a stretcher. He regained consciousness about a half hour later and had a throbbing headache. He was offered a sip of brandy, but Liddell was a strict teetotaler and asked for tea instead. He had pushed himself so hard that day that he also sustained injury to his muscles. I'm not sure if he went to the hospital, but he certainly needed medical care. For the rest of that year, his times were slower and it took him a while to start winning races again. All that said, Liddell had more heart and grit than most runners in history. There are many remarkable things about that race that demonstrate his character. He wasn't even a 400 meter runner at the time. He was a 100 m and 200 m runner and had already won those events that day. In fact, Liddell was only entered into the 400 m by necessity because another runner was needed to fill the lanes. He could have chilled in the 400 meter race and nobody would have thought less of him, but Liddell did his absolute best in everything he did. The race also showed how honest he was. After getting knocked down by another runner, Liddell had fallen into the grass. He thought he was disqualified from the race for falling off the track. His conscience was such that he did not want to break any rules and so he waited until an official told him it was okay for him to get back into the race. By then, the other runners were between 20-30 yards ahead of him. Somehow, Liddell chased the other runners down and as you know, inched ahead to win the race. Those who witnessed this race said it bordered on the miraculous.
it's hard to believe this movie is 30 years old. this scene is life...when you get knocked down, you just keep getting up. And always remember that it's not your strength alone that pushes you to get up...again...and again...and again.
This scene makes me cry every time, it's so beautiful in many ways. "Will he be able to do it?" that's the doubt. "His head's not gone back yet..." that's when Eric starts to run by faith, because you can't see the track when your head is back like that. That's when you see the smile come across his face, because as he told his sister in the movie, "God made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure."
Thank you, I had not been able to tell what was said, "His head's not gone back yet..." btw, I read that his sister upon seeing the movie, said Eric didn't run like that. "He ran like a god," she said. They had films of his running, so the one thing they knew they got right, she said they got wrong.
@@sueprice3315you're welcome.☺️ Aw...really?😫 It's a shame that movie producers ruin real life, isn't it? Gotta make it more "exciting," or I guess they want to take a short cut to reality using metaphor?🤷🏻♀️ Anyway, I remember reading that his sister DIDN'T oppose his running either, she fully supported him. But I guess you gotta have a "villain" on your own team to make a story more dramatic.😏
The spectator says "He'll never do it." Eric's coach says "Don't you believe it. His head's not back yet." that's when Eric starts to run by faith, because you can't see the track when your head is back like that. Eric said, "I run as fast as I can for the first half and trust to God for the second half." That's when you see the smile come across his face, because as he told his sister in the movie, "God made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure."
Incredible scene. I love how it shows Liddell getting up and then cuts to him running at full speed but just his legs. Most directors would never have even thought of such a sequence. Brilliant. Makes it all the more powerful.
How are you doing now? Does God seem closer in your illness? I danced for many years before becoming a Christian. I then became ill. I miss dance so much, but feel good with me regardless ❤ praying for you.
Oh give me a break 🎉 I ran track for australia in the 70s under 11 under 22 under 48 and the only time God was mentioned was when I vomited in training from my own damn effort 😂
I’ve watched this scene several times and it still inspires me every time. Get up and finish the race, even after life knocks you down. Incredible story. Incredible man. Incredible movie. One of Hollywood’s icons Clint Eastwood once said about this film that it caused you to think about it and remember it. He was right.
The acting performance of a lifetime and a film for the ages, I remember watching this sat on my Grandmother’s sofa and I still love it to this day. “I believe God made me for a purpose but he also made me fast and when I run, I feel his pleasure”.
So true about him. His decision to go church rather than run the race on Sunday was inspiration to millions even today. Hats up to such people who not only believed and doer of unfalliable Word.
@@truthassemblychurch-kurseo2354 I find his reasons for not competing a bit strange,I thought the bible said for people not to work on a Sunday,now I think sport is a leisure, that's why we have leisure centres, and what about farmers,is the bible telling them not to milk their cows on a sunday,why is it that the Catholic faith is more prevalent in poorer countries and that also these countries are over populated?
A masterpiece. It has such heart, how hard work pays off. How God can influence our lives, thru good and bad. When his head goes back, Eric Liddell is amazing to behold. His storyline was my favorite. Harold had to work harder to be the best. We all cam get great results, but one must put forth the effort to get the result.
THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING US EXAMPLES OF YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO GIVE EACH OF YOUR FOLLOWERS THE HOPE THEY NEED TO FINISH THEIR OWN RACE, KNOWING YOU ARE STILL THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO LOVES ALL HIS CHILDREN.
@@liner011f7 The scene is correct, just the occasion is wrong: "One scene in the film depicts Liddell falling early in a 440 yard race in a Scotland-France dual meet and making up a 20-yard deficit to win; the actual race was during a Triangular Contest meet between Scotland, England and Ireland at Stoke-on-Trent in England in July 1923. Liddell was knocked to the ground several strides into the race. He hesitated, got up and pursued his opponents, 20 yards ahead. He caught the leaders shortly before the finish line and collapsed after crossing the tape."
Oh and upper class toffs being picked for the Olympics, while kids starved to death in the streets of London,not really a true reflection of life in those days.
+Huiling Peng not only they know where they are going but how they are getting there. They have faith in their quest, which means they not only believe they can succeed but are totally dedicated to the precept that THEY WILL SUCCEED. Know this and it shall happen.
Saw the movie when it came out and it still affects me 40 years later. I almost felt the anger myself from being pushed aside, resulting in him getting back up and running like the wind and winning the race.
I’ve thought about this scene my whole life.I’ve watched it hundreds of times.It brought me inspiration when things looked impossibly hard.We are facing hard times right now.Everyone needs to bring their best.
Ian Charleston - no lines to say in this scene, but look at the quality of his performance....the fall and reaction, the rejoice of Eric Liddell's head-back posture, the exhaustion at point of victory and the shaking, tender, disorientated recovery as he is lifted to acknowledge the respect of everyone. A man before God. THATS acting
How I agree with you. Ian Charleson was brilliant in this - quiet, and sensational in the running scenes. I'd seen him on stage and his presence was so special there too.
It's called heart and guts... I did that once in a 4×400 where I caught a guy that was at least 100M ahead of me as he got the baton. I thought about this part of the movie and I caught him
I know it 9 years since you posted this comment And i agree the 400 m is a tough sprint However if you are reading this if you really want to.find out how tough you are run a marathon
Will always be one of my favourites. Fun fact, I used to live in the block of flats in the background. Bangholm Terrace, Goldenacre. The field they are running around is the Heriots rugby ground.
I love this movie's exploration of motivation. Liddell runs for the glory of God, for the ineffable pleasure it gives him to be an instrument of the divine. Abrahams runs for the glory of God's people who have been vilified over the centuries, for the power he feels to be part of that history. Each is a mystery to the other, and each honors the other's commitment to the race.
You can run, or you can run to _win._ "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might... ...for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." -- Ecclesiastes 9:10
I agree totally with TTundragrizzly :) And I love bears too :) Some of my favorites aren't among the living, such as the polar bear named Arturo, video's still on the internet, died in an Argentina zoo from heat exhaustion, they found him in his cage. But some are still alive, such as Baloo, and Shere Khan of the Noahs Ark Sanctuary, part of the BLT trio, but Theo died in 2016 I believe due to complications from his abuse as a lion cub. BLT stands for Bear, Lion, and Tiger. Then there is Murphy the Sun Bear at Asias Animals Sanctuary, you can find all these bears on the internet. Let's not forget Casey Anderson and Brutus.
It's a shame that Ben Cross didn't become a big star after this film. He made a lot of other films in the years following but the majority of them were mediocre at best. I guess that's the ugly nature of the film industry... some actors just don't make it big.
Because you saw someone do what they were born to do. "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might... ...for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."
That was not normal by any means, that guy ran like a blind fanatic.... but that alone doesn't make it. Angels must have waved with some feathers tips on his heels, all the way to China where he will join them the last race straight to heaven. He knew his life was going to be short somehow and truly lived it
Same thing happened to me. Someone tripped me, i went down, gathered myself and took off again. I ran crazy like.... But finished last. Eric Liddell I was not.
What I find amazing as well is that I always assumed that this was an actor not knowing how to run. It isn't. It's acting. Amazing acting. Film of Liddell running exist - including the Olympic final. His head going back,mouth open at the end of a race is exactly how Liddell ran.
Imagine being that fast you could afford to fall, get up again, get on with the race and then win. Maybe 10 seconds behind? Runners of the 400m can only dream of such feats.
That's why Liddell was known as the "Flying Scotsman", the fastest man at the time. He was asked once why he was so fast. His response was, "I run the first half of the race as fast as I can, and then with God's help I run the second half faster."
His Olympic gold was in 1924.. in Paris. This year is 2024 and a year of the Okympics. Where? Paris! Yep! This year is not only the 100th Anniversary of Liddell's Olympic victory for the Glory of God. But an amazing repeat of the Paris Olympics!
@melTorino This lesson is true just in the fiction!!In fact, just at those time, in 1980, just one year earlier then the movie was made, in real life at Moscow olympics game, the italian Pietro Mennea shattered the best Scottish athlete of ever on 200 metres: Allan Wells. There was no cheating and we are still waiting the shame back...in 2011 Pietro is still European recordman with 19"72
The same thing happened to me in the mile relay senior year in high school. Number 2 and 3 flubbed the baton exchange and I was the anchor. Started my kick around the first turn. Collapsed at the end. We lost by 1/10th of a second...
“The secret of my success over the 400m is that I run the first 200m as fast as I can. Then, for the second 200m, with God’s help I run faster.” - Eric Liddell
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This film helped me get through a mid-life crisis. My favorite line in the film: Where does the power come from to see the race to its end? From within." This powerful statement still resonates with me.
Ian is not much with the lines he's given so he wrote his own. Inspired
The shot of Abrahams crumpling that paper in disbelief is one of the great images from this film.
I believe you missed the point of him crumpling up that paper. It wasn't just about some sort of disbelief. But rather a deep burning passion that he so desperately desires, that Eric Liddell already possesses, that he WANTS and NEEDS but is haunted by mystery of obtaining it. And by watching Eric fall and get back up to win with heart and passion, was Abrahams first real glimmer of hope. Then he rushes down to talk with Sam about possibly getting help to achieve it.
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@@TTundragrizzly You absolutely HIT THE POINT of the meaning.
He realizes at that moment is he great but not the best, however he is humble and throughout the end is honored to have known Eric.
Exactly! Lord Lindsay said that winning Olympic gold for Harold was like gaining immortality. Eric already had immortality through his faith in Christ. Abrahams: "I've never seen such drive and commitment in a runner. He runs like a wild animal. He unnerves me." Mussabini: "So he should. Frightens the living daylights out of me."😂
Saw this movie as a child and it affected me profoundly. This particular sequence is still one of my favorites of all films.So many grand themes in this movie that deal with the most fundamental questions and barriers in life.
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Same here
I am Italian, 60 years old. I saw the film in 1982. Though I was already an athlet ,this film inspired me to train myself more and more. I never got the privilege to run for my country but I must say that track and field events teach persons to become better human beings. The entire movie is a masterpiece.
Same
This movie brings tears to my eyes even after almost 40 years
I have goosebumps every time I watch Liddell 's race. I watched this film again tonight and had tears running down my face during the training run along the beach at the end of the film. I'm 55 now but boy I'm right back there as an elite athlete when I watch this. Such a brilliant film that I will never tire of watching!
@@Texasscout96 it’s a beautiful film.
Me too. I have it on dvd and every time I watch it, it is as if for the very first time ... and I still get teary-eyed. It is one of those rare movies that withstands the test of time, perhaps because it is such a universal and inspirational story.
This event really did happen for Eric Liddell. He was knocked down in the first moments of the 400 meter race at a 1923 regional competition. He picked himself back up quickly and went in pursuit of the field -- putting on an incredible performance to make up the distance and nip the leader at the finishing tape.
From what I understand, though, he was not able to walk after. He had to be carried out on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. That's how hard he pushed himself.
@@Emper0rH0rde It's like starting a 400m race with a few seconds delay, and still winning... or like winning a 400m by a few SECONDS at a regional. Unreal.
@@Emper0rH0rde Yeah, it was the Stoke on Trent race in July 1923. By the end of the race, Liddell collapsed into the dirt and lost consciousness. He was carried off to the dressing rooms on a stretcher. He regained consciousness about a half hour later and had a throbbing headache. He was offered a sip of brandy, but Liddell was a strict teetotaler and asked for tea instead. He had pushed himself so hard that day that he also sustained injury to his muscles. I'm not sure if he went to the hospital, but he certainly needed medical care. For the rest of that year, his times were slower and it took him a while to start winning races again. All that said, Liddell had more heart and grit than most runners in history. There are many remarkable things about that race that demonstrate his character. He wasn't even a 400 meter runner at the time. He was a 100 m and 200 m runner and had already won those events that day. In fact, Liddell was only entered into the 400 m by necessity because another runner was needed to fill the lanes. He could have chilled in the 400 meter race and nobody would have thought less of him, but Liddell did his absolute best in everything he did. The race also showed how honest he was. After getting knocked down by another runner, Liddell had fallen into the grass. He thought he was disqualified from the race for falling off the track. His conscience was such that he did not want to break any rules and so he waited until an official told him it was okay for him to get back into the race. By then, the other runners were between 20-30 yards ahead of him. Somehow, Liddell chased the other runners down and as you know, inched ahead to win the race. Those who witnessed this race said it bordered on the miraculous.
@@theresamahfouz790 "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might" -- Ecclesiastes 9:10.
@hxhdfjifzirstc894 "He who honours God, God will honour"
it's hard to believe this movie is 30 years old. this scene is life...when you get knocked down, you just keep getting up. And always remember that it's not your strength alone that pushes you to get up...again...and again...and again.
40 years old now. A classic masterpiece.
Very well said.
This scene makes me cry every time, it's so beautiful in many ways. "Will he be able to do it?" that's the doubt. "His head's not gone back yet..." that's when Eric starts to run by faith, because you can't see the track when your head is back like that. That's when you see the smile come across his face, because as he told his sister in the movie, "God made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure."
Thank you, I had not been able to tell what was said, "His head's not gone back yet..."
btw, I read that his sister upon seeing the movie, said Eric didn't run like that. "He ran like a god," she said. They had films of his running, so the one thing they knew they got right, she said they got wrong.
@@sueprice3315you're welcome.☺️
Aw...really?😫
It's a shame that movie producers ruin real life, isn't it? Gotta make it more "exciting," or I guess they want to take a short cut to reality using metaphor?🤷🏻♀️
Anyway, I remember reading that his sister DIDN'T oppose his running either, she fully supported him. But I guess you gotta have a "villain" on your own team to make a story more dramatic.😏
The spectator says "He'll never do it." Eric's coach says "Don't you believe it. His head's not back yet." that's when Eric starts to run by faith, because you can't see the track when your head is back like that. Eric said, "I run as fast as I can for the first half and trust to God for the second half." That's when you see the smile come across his face, because as he told his sister in the movie, "God made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure."
Incredible scene. I love how it shows Liddell getting up and then cuts to him running at full speed but just his legs. Most directors would never have even thought of such a sequence. Brilliant. Makes it all the more powerful.
I was a runner for over thirty years. I got sick and had to give it up. I never felt closer to God than when I was running.
How are you doing now? Does God seem closer in your illness? I danced for many years before becoming a Christian. I then became ill. I miss dance so much, but feel good with me regardless ❤ praying for you.
I felt the same
Didn't liddell refuse to race on a sunday because its the Lords day,then a few years later he died of malaria, must have been gods will,?
Oh give me a break 🎉 I ran track for australia in the 70s under 11 under 22 under 48 and the only time God was mentioned was when I vomited in training from my own damn effort 😂
So why would God rob you of this closeness? Made you sick? Cruel bastard
I’ve watched this scene several times and it still inspires me every time. Get up and finish the race, even after life knocks you down. Incredible story. Incredible man. Incredible movie. One of Hollywood’s icons Clint Eastwood once said about this film that it caused you to think about it and remember it. He was right.
You might want to see the ending of the Mexico City Olympics marathon back in '68. Same spirit, even though the guy came in last.
For some reason that moment where Eric falls on the grass and in slow motion is one of my favorite moments of the film.
My favorite scene too
try falling today in the 400 and see how ya do.
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@@liner011f7 Hell, I don't think I could run 40, let alone 400.
@@liner011f7You need a hug or something?
The acting performance of a lifetime and a film for the ages, I remember watching this sat on my Grandmother’s sofa and I still love it to this day. “I believe God made me for a purpose but he also made me fast and when I run, I feel his pleasure”.
Totally agree. The acting performance of a lifetime
So true about him. His decision to go church rather than run the race on Sunday was inspiration to millions even today. Hats up to such people who not only believed and doer of unfalliable Word.
@@truthassemblychurch-kurseo2354 I find his reasons for not competing a bit strange,I thought the bible said for people not to work on a Sunday,now I think sport is a leisure, that's why we have leisure centres, and what about farmers,is the bible telling them not to milk their cows on a sunday,why is it that the Catholic faith is more prevalent in poorer countries and that also these countries are over populated?
The moment Harold clenched his fist at the intensity of seeing a fellow athlete do the impossible.
A masterpiece. It has such heart, how hard work pays off. How God can influence our lives, thru good and bad.
When his head goes back, Eric Liddell is amazing to behold. His storyline was my favorite. Harold had to work harder to be the best. We all cam get great results, but one must put forth the effort to get the result.
THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING US EXAMPLES OF YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO GIVE EACH OF YOUR FOLLOWERS THE HOPE THEY NEED TO FINISH THEIR OWN RACE, KNOWING YOU ARE STILL THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO LOVES ALL HIS CHILDREN.
Well said…and much needed.
An injustice? Been pushed down? The best revenge is to get up and win.
Hollywood fantasy, Liddell ran great time of 47.6, no falls, good speed.
@@liner011f7 The scene is correct, just the occasion is wrong: "One scene in the film depicts Liddell falling early in a 440 yard race in a Scotland-France dual meet and making up a 20-yard deficit to win; the actual race was during a Triangular Contest meet between Scotland, England and Ireland at Stoke-on-Trent in England in July 1923. Liddell was knocked to the ground several strides into the race. He hesitated, got up and pursued his opponents, 20 yards ahead. He caught the leaders shortly before the finish line and collapsed after crossing the tape."
Thank you
Try doing that wearing heels
jews dont whine
This entire film is a testament to the olden days of athletes serving others and not just themselves.
Testament to know those all men and nobody confused
Oh and upper class toffs being picked for the Olympics, while kids starved to death in the streets of London,not really a true reflection of life in those days.
OUR LORD is Glorious!!!!!!!!!!! I thnk you Our LORD for all your Creation!!!!!!! its almost as marvelous as you
People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. - Earl Nightingale
+Huiling Peng not only they know where they are going but how they are getting there. They have faith in their quest, which means they not only believe they can succeed but are totally dedicated to the precept that THEY WILL SUCCEED. Know this and it shall happen.
Saw the movie when it came out and it still affects me 40 years later. I almost felt the anger myself from being pushed aside, resulting in him getting back up and running like the wind and winning the race.
"Man is not condemned for falling, but for refusing to rise"
Inspirational scene.
I understand this incident really did happen at a meet, & Eric Liddell did come back & win.
That immortal moment when his head goes back, you know you're in the presence of greatness.
Yea, he's just sucking back the oxygen, like intake into an internal combustion engine.
@@kellykitkat40 just?I - suppose that may be true but why criticize a decent man who knocked it out the park?!
I cried like a baby...such bravery and based on true events
I never saw this movie yet but watching this has inspired me to do so. And to think the real Eric really ran that race and finished 1st is amazing =)
Five words that have resonated with me for 25 years..."Get up lad, get up."
0:58 I knew when he squeezed his handkerchief that this lad would win the race.
THIS whole movie gives me chills.
This movie is such a masterpiece on so many levels!!!
Ian Holm was so great in this movie I would go back to the cinema just to see his performance.
best movie scene ever, watched this 1000's of times
I’ve thought about this scene my whole life.I’ve watched it hundreds of times.It brought me inspiration when things looked impossibly hard.We are facing hard times right now.Everyone needs to bring their best.
The rest of his life was a race he ran for the glory of God as well.
AMEN ❣️🙏🙌😊
ONEOFTHEBESTSCENESINMOVIEHISTORY
Ian Charleston - no lines to say in this scene, but look at the quality of his performance....the fall and reaction, the rejoice of Eric Liddell's head-back posture, the exhaustion at point of victory and the shaking, tender, disorientated recovery as he is lifted to acknowledge the respect of everyone. A man before God. THATS acting
Ian Charleson
How I agree with you. Ian Charleson was brilliant in this - quiet, and sensational in the running scenes. I'd seen him on stage and his presence was so special there too.
The understatement makes it unbelievably powerful - "IT'S NOT THE PRETTIEST QUARTER I'VE SEEM MR. LIDDELL...certainly the bravest."
in my childhood memories this part of the movie has the theme music going in the background
0:30 Ok now you've made me Mad!!!! 1:04 My God where did you come from?!! Haha one of my favourite scene's in any movie.
One of the great movies ever. So intensely powerful and inspirational.
It's called heart and guts... I did that once in a 4×400 where I caught a guy that was at least 100M ahead of me as he got the baton. I thought about this part of the movie and I caught him
After my dad relented in buying a vcr as a kid, this was one of the first videos I was shown .
Amazing man who ran the race to the finish and kept the faith completely awe inspiring
Something like this happened at the olympics this year. Extraordinary.
This is why I loved the 400. Took the most guts
I know it 9 years since you posted this comment
And i agree the 400 m is a tough sprint
However if you are reading this if you really want to.find out how tough you are run a marathon
I have run 10 marathons and a 50 mile ultramarathon.
@@runnmd
Same same
So.you know what i mean
I recently ran marathon number 11 and have run 3 longer ultras
We are hoping to run a 100k in june
Will always be one of my favourites. Fun fact, I used to live in the block of flats in the background. Bangholm Terrace, Goldenacre. The field they are running around is the Heriots rugby ground.
Chills every time I watch this…same as watching Secretariat run the Belmont! Amazing
The athlete who pushed Eric Liddell was French not Italian.
I love this movie's exploration of motivation. Liddell runs for the glory of God, for the ineffable pleasure it gives him to be an instrument of the divine. Abrahams runs for the glory of God's people who have been vilified over the centuries, for the power he feels to be part of that history. Each is a mystery to the other, and each honors the other's commitment to the race.
Whatever your Sabbath may be, dig your feet and never run on it. Liddells conviction is absolutely awe-inspiring.
Emocionante y muy impresionante como avanza
Esta escena encierra la esencia de la película
What a movie it was. Top notch.
this is the best scene of the whole movie
great film, powerful, enduring!
Just wow ... if you havent seen chariots of fire ....
#k10jedi
Un très grand film ;o)
Your typical Scotsman running to the pub to catch the last bell.
You can run, or you can run to _win._ "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might...
...for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." -- Ecclesiastes 9:10
Ian Holm. Brilliant actor. Inspirational!
And his phenomenal range and versatility. First this part, then to portray the sinister robot BIshop in Aliens. No one like him.
Oops, I meant Ash.
The boom shot of Liddell running down the last man on the last curve is unforgettable.
@Ivyandstone This race was the outstanding scene when I watched it as a kid. The beginning and the university race were the other most memorable ones.
i got goosebumps
MO FARAH!
You could tell that Lidell was completely drained after that run!
Livingston Hampton, I was completely drained (emotionally) after watching him!
I agree totally with TTundragrizzly :) And I love bears too :) Some of my favorites aren't among the living, such as the polar bear named Arturo, video's still on the internet, died in an Argentina zoo from heat exhaustion, they found him in his cage. But some are still alive, such as Baloo, and Shere Khan of the Noahs Ark Sanctuary, part of the BLT trio, but Theo died in 2016 I believe due to complications from his abuse as a lion cub. BLT stands for Bear, Lion, and Tiger. Then there is Murphy the Sun Bear at Asias Animals Sanctuary, you can find all these bears on the internet. Let's not forget Casey Anderson and Brutus.
It's a shame that Ben Cross didn't become a big star after this film. He made a lot of other films in the years following but the majority of them were mediocre at best. I guess that's the ugly nature of the film industry... some actors just don't make it big.
+Livingston Hampton
i dont think he really wanted to.
+Rick Deckard You may be right about that.
Livingston Hampton
he seems like he just wanted to take interesting roles, which he has...he was excellent as Malagant in that king arthur movie..
@@rickdeckard1075
Yes, Ben Cross was very good in the King Arthur movie.
good film.did this at p.e in elementary school.
Only the Lord can give His child the strength to do that..and its only for the Glory of GOD.
AGUANTE ERIK LIDDEL SOS UN CAPO TOTAL!!!
I don't know why this scene makes me bawl my eyes out now
Because you saw someone do what they were born to do. "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might...
...for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."
INSPIRING
That was not normal by any means, that guy ran like a blind fanatic.... but that alone doesn't make it. Angels must have waved with some feathers tips on his heels, all the way to China where he will join them the last race straight to heaven. He knew his life was going to be short somehow and truly lived it
Liddell often ran with his head leaned back and his arms flailed out at his sides. Almost as if something was pushing him.
MOST TRIUMPHANT!
me(eric)after spicy food running to the bathroom.😁😅😆🤣
ONEOFTHEGREATESTSCENESINMOVIEHISTORY
Same thing happened to me. Someone tripped me, i went down, gathered myself and took off again. I ran crazy like....
But finished last. Eric Liddell I was not.
My favorite scene from the film.
Esta escena vale toda la pelicula
Imagine the prophet Elijah taking up his clothes and running before King Ahab's chariot.
"this crap"? please mind your way of speaking about this incredible movie!
Ótimo filme.
Muito bom mesmo.
The epitome of bravery
It still brings tears to my eyes and a thrill within my breast!
When Erik throws his HEAD BACK...I CRY EVERY TIME 😅😅😅💖
Praise God ☝️ ☝️ 💖
Texas Nana 🤠
Psalm 91
6/10/2022
What I find amazing as well is that I always assumed that this was an actor not knowing how to run. It isn't. It's acting. Amazing acting. Film of Liddell running exist - including the Olympic final. His head going back,mouth open at the end of a race is exactly how Liddell ran.
Great movie.
GOD IS GREAT
I'm a runner... I do 10ks, half, and full marathons. When I'm flagging, I can hear Mr Musabini... "Get up, lad, get up."
Imagine being that fast you could afford to fall, get up again, get on with the race and then win.
Maybe 10 seconds behind?
Runners of the 400m can only dream of such feats.
That's why Liddell was known as the "Flying Scotsman", the fastest man at the time. He was asked once why he was so fast. His response was, "I run the first half of the race as fast as I can, and then with God's help I run the second half faster."
Well yes and no. He sd have rolled w the fall and popped rt up
When you run with God there is no equal
“He runs on heart. A sprinter runs on nerves”
His Olympic gold was in 1924..
in Paris.
This year is 2024 and a year of the Okympics. Where? Paris!
Yep! This year is not only the 100th Anniversary of Liddell's Olympic victory for the Glory of God. But an amazing repeat of the Paris Olympics!
& for over 40yrs that bloody tune has bugged the b''jeeesus out of me!
God loves this film.
@melTorino This lesson is true just in the fiction!!In fact, just at those time, in 1980, just one year earlier then the movie was made, in real life at Moscow olympics game, the italian Pietro Mennea shattered the best Scottish athlete of ever on 200 metres: Allan Wells. There was no cheating and we are still waiting the shame back...in 2011 Pietro is still European recordman with 19"72
A WINNER NEVER QUITS-
The same thing happened to me in the mile relay senior year in high school. Number 2 and 3 flubbed the baton exchange and I was the anchor. Started my kick around the first turn. Collapsed at the end. We lost by 1/10th of a second...
what a fantastic movie
“The secret of my success over the 400m is that I run the first 200m as fast as I can. Then, for the second 200m, with God’s help I run faster.”
- Eric Liddell
Chuff what an athlete