Tuesday, December 02, 2008

The Flying Man: Eric Liddell Olympic hero and martyr in China

Eric Liddell The Flying Man
Mission Frontiers:
In 1981, movie audiences in the USA and abroad were introduced to 1924 Olympic champion Eric Liddell through the film “Chariots of Fire,” which went on to win four Academy Awards, including the award for best picture. The focus of this film was on the events preceding and including those Olympic games in Paris....

What we are not told in that movie is that the second half of Eric Liddell’s life was every bit as inspiring as the first half – although in a different way. Now that inspiring story is to be portrayed in a major motion picture to be called “The Flying Man.”

The entire article is available in PDF form.

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