Series
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984 · 1 season · Drama
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Overview
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.
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
Keith Edwards
Albert Tyler
Dave King
Nathaniel Perry
Rolf Saxon
Tim Coldfelt
Crew
- Alvin RakoffDirector
- Charles Gary AllisonWriter
- William HillProducer
- Larry WhiteExecutive Producer
- Paul BeesonDirector of Photography
- John GroverEditor
Media
Details
- First aired
- May 20, 1984
- Last aired
- May 21, 1984
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 2
- Genres
- Drama
Seasons
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