The First Olympics: Athens 1896
A diverse group of athletes from around the world overcome personal and political obstacles to compete in the first modern Olympic Games, uniting through sport in a race against time to restore the spirit of ancient Greece in 1896 Athens.
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.
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11 unique people credited
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Alex Hyde White
as Arthur 'Skip' Blake
Benedict Taylor
as Edwin Flack
David Caruso
as James Connolly
David Ogden Stiers
as Dr. William Milligan Sloane
Hunt Block
as Robert Garrett
Edward Wiley
as Coach John Graham
Nikos Ziagos
as Spiridon Louis
Honor Blackman
as Madam Ursula Schumann
Gayle Hunnicutt
as Mary Sloane
Virginia Mckenna
as Annabel Flack
Wiley Edwards
as 2 episodes
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