Question

6. David Cecil 6th Marquess of Exeter, aka David Burghley, was an English athlete who won gold at the 400m
hurdles of the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was also the first person to run 3670 in under 43.6 seconds,
completing the Trinity College Great Court Run. This feat of his also inspired a scene in the movie Y in which the
main character accomplishes the same feat Burghley also has a character loosely based on him in te same film
although the events of the film are historically inaccurate. Which movie?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Chariots of Fire

Explanation:

Chariots of Fire

In one  scene in the film which recreates the Great Court Run at Trinity college , in which the runners attempt to run around the perimeter of the Great Court , Cambridge at midday.

The film shows Abrahams performing the feat for the first time in history. In fact, Abrahams never attempted this race, and at the time of filming the only person on record known to have succeeded was David Burghley, in 1927.

The character Lord Andrew Lindsay in Chariots of Fire is based upon David Burghley but he did not allow his name to be used because of the inaccurate historical depiction in the film.

in Real There was never a race in which Abrahams beat Burghley in this feat as the film suggests