The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)

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 First Olympics: Athens 1896

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David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

as Dr. William Milligan Sloane

as Robert Garrett

as James Connolly

Alex Hyde-White

Alex Hyde-White

as Arthur 'Skip' Blake

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor

as Coach John Graham

as Spiridon Louis

as Madam Ursula Schumann

Gayle Hunnicutt

Gayle Hunnicutt

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

as Annabel Flack

as Harold Flack

as Baron Pierre de Coubertin

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

as Alice Garrett

as Albert Tyler

as Nathaniel Perry

as Tim Coldfelt

as Father of Spiridon Louis

William Armstrong

William Armstrong

as William Hoyt

as Thomas Burke

as Francis Adonijah "Addie" Lane

as Grantly Goulding

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Seasons

Season 1

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