Wednesday, August 19, 2020

BEN CROSS of Oscar winning film 'CHARIOTS OF FIRE' dies at 72

Ben Cross portrayed athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1980 best picture Oscar winner "Chariots of Fire." Abrahams faced racism because he was Jewish who ran in the 1924 Olympics.

Click here for BEN CROSS and BBC news.

"Chariots" was critically acclaimed and received 7 Oscar nominations. It was the dark horse to win Best Picture, but won over "Reds", "On Golden Pond", "Atlantic City" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." It won 4 Oscars out of the 7 nominations. It was also a box office hit grabbing $59 million at 1980 ticket prices.

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