The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
Starring David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, Alex Hyde-White
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
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.
TV show
Rating: 8.0
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: olympic games,miniseries,track and field,sports arena
Cast
Dr. William Milligan Sloane
Robert Garrett
Arthur 'Skip' Blake
Edwin Flack
James Connolly
Myra
Spiridon Louis
Madam Ursula Schumann
Mary Sloane
Annabel Flack
Harold Flack
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Coach John Graham