The First Olympics: Athens 1896

The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)


  • Genre: Drama
  • First Air Date: 1984-05-20
  • Last Air Date: 1984-05-21
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 120 min.
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Networks: NBC
  • Director: Alvin Rakoff
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: olympic games, miniseries, track and field, sports arena

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    The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1984-05-20
    2 Episodes

    The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Part 1118 min
    Season 1Episode 2Part 2118 min

    • David Ogden Stiers

      as Dr. William Milligan Sloane

    • Hunt Block

      as Robert Garrett

    • Alex Hyde-White

      as Arthur 'Skip' Blake

    • Benedict Taylor

      as Edwin Flack

    • David Caruso

      as James Connolly

    • Zicos Ziagos

      as Spiridon Louis

    • Honor Blackman

      as Madam Ursula Schumann

    • Gayle Hunnicutt

      as Mary Sloane

    • Virginia McKenna

      as Annabel Flack

    • Bill Travers

      as Harold Flack

    • Louis Jourdan

      as Baron Pierre de Coubertin

    • Edward Wiley

      as Coach John Graham

    • Alibe Parsons

      as Myra

    • Robert Addie

      as Grantly Goulding
    Directing Alvin Rakoff Director
    Writing Charles Gary Allison Writer
    Sound Bruce Broughton Music

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