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The First Olympics: Athens 1896: With David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White. It describes the founding of the modern Olympic Games and focuses on the creation of the American team and its tests to reach the Athens Olympics.
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 is a 1984 American television miniseries produced by Columbia Pictures Television for broadcast by the NBC network. This television miniseries tells the story of the founding of the modern Olympics by focusing on individuals in several countries and their preparations and eventual competition in Athens in 1896.
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.
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.
The origins of everything from the starting position for sprinters to the impulsive selection of the Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem, this story of the first Olympics in 1500 years is filled with drama, wit, and unforgettable characters. 9 out of 14 found this helpful.
Baron Pierre De Coubertin (Louis Jourdan) decides to revive the ancient Greek games known as the Olympics. He invites all of the world's best athletes to compete in Athens, where the games were held.
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 takes us back in time to the inaugural modern Olympic Games, held in Athens, Greece. This made-for-TV movie, released in 1984, tells the story of the Games and the athletes who participated in them, along with the political and social factors that contributed to their creation.
