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Hugh Hudson, director of Oscar-winning ‘Chariots of Fire’, dies aged 86

Hugh Hudson

Hugh Hudson was a British filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the Oscar-winning “Chariots of Fire”. Hudson worked as a television commercial producer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hugh Hudson, a British filmmaker best known for his work on the Oscar-winning “Chariots of Fire,” passed away on Friday at the … Read more

Chariots of Fire composer Vangelis dies during covid treatment

Chariots of Fire composer Vangelis dies during covid treatment Vangelis, the electronic-music pioneer who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” and made such other milestone film scores as “Blade Runner,” passed on Tuesday, the Athens News Agency revealed. He was 79. Greek media reports say he passed on in a French medical clinic while … Read more