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Series | The First Olympics: Athens 1896

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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.

Directed by

Alvin Rakoff

Written by

Charles Gary Allison

Music

Bruce Broughton

Cast

David Ogden Stiers Hunt Block David Caruso Alex Hyde-White Benedict Taylor Edward Wiley Nicos Ziagos Honor Blackman Gayle Hunnicutt Virginia McKenna Bill Travers Louis Jourdan Angela Lansbury Keith Edwards Dave King Rolf Saxon Titos Vandis William Armstrong Hutton Cobb Matt Frewer Alibe Parsons Robert Addie

Part 1

1984-05-20

Part 2

1984-05-21