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The First Olympics: Athens 1896

The First Olympics: Athens 1896
★ 5.9/10•1984•2h 0m•Drama

This two part mini-series shows the trials and tribulations all the participants endured to be a part of the very first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. It focuses on the individuals from the many countries around the world that joined together to lay the foundation of the modern Summer Olympic Games.

Charles Gary Allison · Writer

Alvin Rakoff · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime2h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 20, 1984

Episodes

Actors

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Dr. William Milligan Sloane

Hunt Block

Hunt Block

Robert Garrett

David Caruso

David Caruso

James Connolly

Alex Hyde-White

Alex Hyde-White

Arthur 'Skip' Blake

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor

Edwin Flack

Edward Wiley

Edward Wiley

Coach John Graham

Nicos Ziagos

Nicos Ziagos

Spiridon Louis

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Madam Ursula Schumann

Gayle Hunnicutt

Gayle Hunnicutt

Mary Sloane

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Annabel Flack

Bill Travers

Bill Travers

Harold Flack

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Alice Garrett

Keith Edwards

Albert Tyler

Dave King

Dave King

Nathaniel Perry

Rolf Saxon

Rolf Saxon

Tim Coldfelt

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