Where was Chariots of Fire filmed?

1981 film by Hugh Hudson

Chariots of Fire (1981) was filmed in Edinburgh — 1 recorded filming location in the United Kingdom. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.

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Filming locations

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  🏙 Towns & cities

  Edinburgh

  🇬🇧 United Kingdom

  capital city of Scotland, UK

  “The filming of the Scotland–France international athletic meeting took place at Goldenacre Sports Ground in Edinburgh, owned by George Heriot's School, while the Scotland–Ireland meeting was at the nearby Inverleith Sports Ground.” Wikipedia

Also per Wikipedia's Filming section

Wikipedia’s Filming section names 18 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.

Places whose own article says it was shot there

8 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.

• Trinity College United Kingdom

  “The Great Court Run was portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire about the British Olympic runners of 1924.” Wikipedia

• Goldenacre Sports Ground United Kingdom

  “In the film Chariots of Fire, the Scotland v France International Athletics competition scene was shot at Goldenacre.” Wikipedia

• St Andrews United Kingdom

  “West Sands Beach in St Andrews, Scotland, served as the set for the opening scene in the movie Chariots of Fire.” Wikipedia

• The Oval United Kingdom

  “It was featured in the film Chariots of Fire and represented the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir.” Wikipedia

• Yves du Manoir Stadium France

  “The Olympic races involving Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, which are portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire, were run here, although the Colombes stadium was not used for the film.” Wikipedia

• Hall Barn United Kingdom

  “The location was also used in the 1981 Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire as the home of the composite character Lord Andrew Lindsay, who memorably practiced his hurdling skills on the lawn by perching filled champagne glasses on each hurdle to determine if he'd touched the hurdles or not on each jump.” Wikipedia

• University of St Andrews United Kingdom

  “West Sands Beach in St Andrews was used as a location for the film Chariots of Fire (1981), the scene, in which several of the main characters run along the beach, has become widely recognised and one of the most famous scenes in British film history.” Wikipedia

• B. Altman and Company Building United States

  “The running track on the building's roof was used for training by the United States Olympic team, as depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.” Wikipedia

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