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The First Olympics: Athens 1896
5.9(8)19841 season · 2 ep
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.
- Director
- Alvin Rakoff
- Created by
- Larry White
- Writers
- Charles Gary Allison
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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
Angela Lansbury
Alice Garrett
Keith Edwards
Albert Tyler
Dave King
Nathaniel Perry
Rolf Saxon
Tim Coldfelt
Titos Vandis
Father of Spiridon Louis
William Armstrong
William Hoyt
Hutton Cobb
Thomas Burke
Matt Frewer
Francis Adonijah "Addie" Lane
Alibe Parsons
Myra
Robert Addie
Grantly Goulding
Crew
Directing
- Antonis MichaleasAssistant Director
- David TringhamFirst Assistant Director
- Alvin RakoffDirector
- Waldo RoegSecond Assistant Director
- Michael StevensonSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Charles Gary AllisonWriter
Production
- Larry WhiteExecutive Producer
- Charles Gary AllisonSupervising Producer
- William HillProducer
Camera
- Paul BeesonDirector of Photography
Editing
- John GroverEditor
Sound
- Bruce BroughtonMusic
Art
- Terry ParrSet Decoration
- Petros KapouralisArt Direction
- Fred CarterArt Direction
- Michael StringerProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Olga LehmannCostume Design