They are Englishmen!

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2012)

There are only a few movies in the world that make you feel they deserve the Best Picture at the very beginning of the movie. This movie is a perfect example for the aforementioned category.
The movie begins with the United Kingdom athletes running on the shore and the background music gives you goose bumps. Harold is a Jew and a victim of bigotry. He is an athlete gifted with strong legs that makes him a good sprinter. He shatters the 700-year record of the University and makes himself conspicuous to the selectors. Eric is a devout Christian from Scotland and is the finest sprinters of the region. Harold and other athletes are spellbound when Eric topples during a race, falls behind other men in the race, gets up on his feet, and wins the race by a whisker. They race against each other and Eric emerges as the fastest man. A shocked Harold gets guidance and training from Sam and the men then head to Paris to compete in the 1924 Olympics. Eric withdraws from the 100m sprint saying it would be injustice if Harold and Eric- men from the same country- competed against each other on the eve of the race. Harold goes on to win the sprint ahead of the world's fastest men- Americans. The next day, Eric wins his 400m race and receives thunderous applause from all corners of the world for his sacrifice and glory.
A powerful movie with powerful phrases and music.