First Olympics, The: Athens 1896 (TV Miniseries)

DVD - APPROX. 236 MINS. - 1984 - US Rating: NR

Main feature:

Release Aug 5, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio English: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles English, French
Studio Sony Pictures
Year 1984
Genre Drama, History, Sport, TV

Special features:

  • NONE
  • Presented on 2 discs

Synopsis:

THE ROAD TO GLORY IS NOT WITHOUT ITS' TRIALS.

The inspiring story of a rag-tag team of amateur American athletes that stunned the sports world comes to life in this dramatization of the first modern Olympic games revived in 1896.

Veteran Actor Louis Jourdan stars as Baron Pierre du Coubertin, a relentless visionary who sets out to renew the ancient Olympic games after 1500 years. Dr. William Sloane (David Ogden Stiers) is the Princeton professor who pulls together the first American team with 13 unlikely boys and a meager supply of sports equipment. Competing in events that had never been seen in the United States before the Americans went on to Athens and secured the winner's post despite almost insurmountable odds.

Bruce Broughton's original musical score won an Emmy award.

Cast and Crew:

Sony Pictures presents
David Ogden StiersHunt BlockDavid CarusoAlex Hyde-WhiteBenedict TaylorHonor BlackmanLouis JourdanAngela LansburyJason ConneryMatt FrewerWilliam ArmstrongBruce Boa "First Olympics, The: Athens 1896 (TV Miniseries)"
Written byCharles Gary AllisonWritten byWilliam Bastproduced byCharles Gary Allison
produced byWilliam Hill
directed byAlvin Rakoff
Production Year: 1984

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