The First Olympics: Athens 1896
tv show
2 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired May 20, 1984
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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.
Cast
David Ogden Stiers
as
Dr. William Milligan Sloane
Hunt Block
as
Robert Garrett
David Caruso
as
James Connolly
Alex Hyde-White
as
Arthur 'Skip' Blake
Benedict Taylor
as
Edwin Flack
Edward Wiley
as
Coach John Graham
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Nicos 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
Crew
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Petros Kapouralis
as
Art Direction
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Terry Parr
as
Set Decoration
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Michael Stringer
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Production Design
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Fred Carter
as
Art Direction
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Paul Beeson
as
Director of Photography
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Olga Lehmann
as
Costume Design
Alvin Rakoff
as
Director
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Antonis Michaleas
as
Assistant Director
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David Tringham
as
First Assistant Director
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Waldo Roeg
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Second Assistant Director
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Michael Stevenson
as
Second Assistant Director
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John Grover
as
Editor