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The First Olympics: Athens 1896
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
(1984)
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Synopsis:
Lovingly detailed, this dramatization of the first modern Olympic Games, revived in 1896 by a French aristocrat (Louis Jourdan) with the help of a Princeton professor (David Ogden Stiers), followed the fortunes of a ragtag team of amateur American athletes whose Olympic triumphs stunned the sports world. Veteran performers like Angela Lansbury, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers (the husband-and-wife acting team from "Born Free" and other British films) and Honor Blackman were joined by a large cast of relative unknowns, including Alex Hyde-White (Wilfrid's son) and Jason Connery (Sean's son), who made up the Cinderella team and their competitors. This five-hour miniseries was filmed in England and Greece, including the Athens stadium that was the actual site of the 1896 games. Emmy Award nominations went to Stiers as Outstanding Supporting Actor, to composer Bruce Broughton for his score (Part 1), and to the art directors and set decorator.
Cast
Name
Credits
David Ogden Stiers
William Sloane
Hunt Block
Robert Garrett
David Caruso
James Connolly
Alex Hyde-White
Charles Blake
Benedict Taylor
Edwin Flack
Edward Wiley
John Graham
Nikos Ziagos
Spiridon Louis
Honor Blackman
Ursula Schumann
Gayle Hunnicutt
Mary Sloane
Virginia McKenna
Annabel Flack
Bill Travers
Harold Flack
Louis Jourdan
Baron Pierre de Courbertin
Angela Lansbury
Alice Garrett
Keith Edwards
Albert Tyler
David King
Dean Elliott
Rolf Saxon
Coldfelt
Titos Vandis
Stavros Louis
William Armstrong
William Hoyt
Hutton Cobb
Thomas Burke
Jason Connery
Thomas Curtis
Matt Frewer
Francis Lane
Ian Morton
Ellery Clark
Aaron Swartz
Herbert Jamison
Betty Valassi
Maria Louis
Elvira Poulianou
Eleni
David Gilliam
Gardner Williams
Terrance Conder
Sumner Paine
Peter Merrill
John Paine
Nancy Paul
Charlotte Patton
Alibe Parsons
Myra
Jenifer Landor
Kathy Baker
Miles Richardson
Hadley
David Healy
Bruce Boa
Sean Caffrey
Alexander Revds
Dimitri Malavetas
Christos Efthimon
Alkis Panagiotios
Michael Yannatos
Ed Bishop
Andy Pantelidou
Robert James
Kevork Malikyan
Jeff Harding
Albert Welling
Paul Maxwell
Robert Addie
Alan Rowe
Brian Coburn
Kate Binchy
Dimitri Andreas
Company
Name
Credits
White-Allison Productions
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Television
Production Company
Writers
Name
Credits
William Bast
Screenplay
Gary Allison
From Story
Gary Allison
Screenplay
Producers
Name
Credits
Larry White
Executive Producer
Gary Allison
Producer supervising producer
William Hill
Producer
Directors
Name
Credits
Alvin Rakoff
Director
Casting
Name
Credits
Esta Charkham
Casting Director
Meryl O'Loughlin
Casting
Fran Rascom
Casting
Production Management
Name
Credits
Ray Frift
Production Supervisor
John Sargent
Production Coordinator
David Tringham
Assistant Director
David Middlemas
Production Manager
Doreen Soan
Continuity
Michael Stevenson
Assistant Director
Waldo Roeg
Assistant Director
Dimitri Dimitiradis
Production Supervisor
Panos Roussos
Production Manager
Andonis Micheleas
Assistant Director
Peter Carter
Location Manager
Editor
Name
Credits
John Grover
Editor
Alec Eakins
Assistant Editor
Matthew Glen
Assistant Editor
Richard James
Assistant Editor
Camera, Film & Tape
Name
Credits
Paul Beeson
Director of Photography
Ralph Sheldon
Director of Photography
Wally Byatt
Camera Operator
David Worley
Camera Operator
