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The First Olympics: Athens 1896
5.9120m19841 season
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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.
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Cast
David Ogden Stiers
Dr. William Milligan Sloane
Hunt Block
Robert Garrett
David Caruso
James Connolly
Alex Hyde-White
Arthur 'Skip' Blake
Benedict Taylor
Edwin Flack
Edward Wiley
Coach John Graham
Nicos Ziagos
Spiridon Louis
Honor Blackman
Madam Ursula Schumann
Gayle Hunnicutt
Mary Sloane
Virginia McKenna
Annabel Flack
Bill Travers
Harold Flack
Louis Jourdan
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Angela Lansbury
Alice Garrett
K
Keith Edwards
Albert Tyler
Dave King
Nathaniel Perry
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Part 1
1984-05-20 · 120m
In 1894, Baron Pierre de Courbertin announces his intention to stage the first Olympic games within two years in Athens.
Part 2
1984-05-21 · 120m
The second part moves the action to Athens and to the Games themselves, culminating in Spyros Louis's victory in the Marathon.
