The First Olympics: Athens 1896
Director: Alvin Rakoff
Producer: William Hill
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.
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Episodes
S1.E1 · May 20, 1984
Part 1
In 1894, Baron Pierre de Courbertin announces his intention to stage the first Olympic games within two years in Athens.
Go to episode page →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