The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)

TV show · Ended · 120 min · ★ 5.7

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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.

Cast

David Ogden StiersDr. William Milligan SloaneHunt BlockRobert GarrettDavid CarusoJames ConnollyAlex Hyde-WhiteArthur 'Skip' BlakeBenedict TaylorEdwin FlackEdward WileyCoach John GrahamNicos ZiagosSpiridon LouisHonor BlackmanMadam Ursula SchumannGayle HunnicuttMary SloaneVirginia McKennaAnnabel FlackBill TraversHarold FlackLouis JourdanBaron Pierre de CoubertinAngela LansburyAlice Garrett

Keith EdwardsAlbert TylerDave KingNathaniel Perry