Apr 03, 2020 the 1896 olympics also featured the first marathon competition, which followed the 25mile route run by a greek soldier who brought news of a victory over the persians from marathon to athens in. It was the first international olympic games held in the modern era. Had this on 2 vhs tapes and i no longer have a vcr. Athens 1896 is a 1984 american television miniseries produced by columbia pictures television for broadcast by the nbc network. Sure, little facts can be scrutinized about each characters history, but as a whole the first olympics.
The men behind the first olympic team mocked by their peers and kicked out of harvard, the pioneering athletes were ahead of their time and their competition in athens. Athens is chosen to host the first modern olympics as the games returns to its ancient birthplace. This drama follows the triumphs and setbacks faced by the baron and william sloane david ogden stiers, the princeton professor who assembled the first american team. First olympics, the athens 1896 dvd, 2008 for sale online.
William sloane, the princeton professor, pulls together the first american team with unlikely boys and secured the winners post despite near insurmountable odds. Directtou, llc is the seller of all tcm merchandise and is solely responsible for all aspects of your purchase. Mar 30, 2020 athens 1896 olympic games, athletic festival held in athens that took place april 615, 1896. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the first olympics. The 1896 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the i olympiad, was a multisport event held in athens, greece, from april 6 to 15, 1896. The first olympics athens 1896 dvd 2008 2disc lightning fast shipping read.
William sloane david ogden stiers is the princeton. View striking olympic videos of athens 1896 see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. The first olympics athens 1896 may 30, 20 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. But the teams desire to compete and win helps reignite the olympic spirit that had been dark for more than 1,500 years.
Five emmy nominations went to the twopart tv drama the first olympics. Athens 1896 1984 starring louis jourdan and angela lansbury on dvd and bluray. The first olympics athens 1896 1984 miniseries marathon. However, the greeks 46 total medals dwarfed the americans 20. Modern olympics athens 1896 first modern olympic games. The first modern olympic games at athens, 1896 in the. First olympics, the athens 1896 dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay.
Athens 1896 olympic games, athletic festival held in athens that took place april 615, 1896. The men behind the first olympic team history smithsonian. Alex hydewhite, alvin rakoff, william hill, columbia pictures. The second disk skipped so much it only played the last half of the second disk. I ought to go over and run the marathon, at athens, in the olympic games. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to. Athens 1896 gets a sizable chunk of history nailed down in a pleasant and absorbable fashion. I cannot imagine having the first olympics athens 1896 air in may of 1984 was an accident, considering the united states was about to handle the summer olympics, free of the communist bloc, no less. Athens 1896 tv miniseries 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This movie describes the founding of the modern olympics and concentrates on the creation of the american team and their trials in getting to the olympics in athens. The history of olympic villages, from athens 1896 to rio 2016. Because ancient greece was the birthplace of the olympic games, athens was considered to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern games. The baron heads to the us to recruit an athletic team. This television miniseries tells the story of the founding of the modern olympics by focusing on individuals in several countries and their preparations and eventual competition in athens in 1896. The americans were the most successful athletes in terms of gold medals, beating host nation greece, 11 to 10, despite fielding only 14 competitors compared to an estimated 169 greek entrants.
It also highlights a couple of television stars breakout roles, leading to hunt blocks staple in daytime soap operas and david carusos bouncing. First olympics, the athens 1896 dvd, 2008 for sale. Faced with minimal funding, apathy and harsh opposition, finding a group of loyal and dedicated athletes is no easy feat. Pdf the first modern olympic games at athens, 1896 in. Released by intrada in 2008 special collection volume 74 containing music from the first olympics. Disc 1 1984 starring louis jourdan and angela lansbury on dvd and bluray. Athens 1896 is a 1984 english film stars david ogden stiers, alvin rakoff, charles gary allison, hunt block, alex hydewhite, benedict taylor, david caruso, alibe parsons, edward wiley, zicos ziagos, honor blackman, gayle hunnicutt, virginia mckenna, bill travers, louis jourdan, edward wiley, directed by alvin. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Athens 1896 participate in many convention or fanmeet.
The cast also travels to comiccon and multifandom conventions in many countries. The olympic games in ancient times, published before the games, and the olympic games in 1896, published after the games. Athens 1896 tells the story of the first modern olympic games. May 18, 2011 the 1896 olympics is also remembered for being the first games to organise a marathon race.
The inaugural games of the modern olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries. Athens 1896 you are looking for serious, captivating and realistic movies or tv shows about with swimming, greek, track and field, sport, contests and competitions, ambition and against the odds themes of drama, history and sport genre shot in. The first olympics athens 1896 trailer 2008 video detective. 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. Unlike so many other madefor tv movies, it had very high production values and a fascinating. Fourteen competitors from the united states competed in three sports at the 1896 summer olympics in athens, greece. The athens games were the first occurrence of the modern olympic games.
The official report of the athens 1896 olympic games consisted of two parts. Athens 1896 apr 12, 2010 some interesting facts are contained in this tv version of the formulation of the staging of the first modern olympics. With david ogden stiers, hunt block, david caruso, alex hydewhite. The base was awarded a large wooden tv entertainment system with a thank you plaque from the production company. Therinoi olympiakoi agones 1896, officially known as the games of the i olympiad, was the first international olympic games held in modern history. We take the olympics as a given now, but there were 1500 years between the time of the ancient games and the establishment of the modern olympics with countries from all over the world putting aside their. The movie examines the experience of competitors from different nations, but especially concentrates on the creation of the first american olympic team and their. Athens 1896, one of my very favorite sports movies ever, is a madefortv miniseries about the first modernday olympics. Athens 1896 is a 1984 us tv miniseries produced by columbia pictures television for broadcast by the nbc network.
This two part miniseries shows the trials and tribulations all the participants endured to be a part of the very first olympic games in athens in 1896. Athens 1896 the 1984 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. A baron and a princeton professor push for a modern olympics. Veteran actor louis jourdan stars as baron pierre du coubertin, a relentless visionary who sets out to renew the ancient olympic games after. Athens 1896 1984recounts the organization and drama surrounding the first modernday olympic games when the inexperienced american team shocked the games with their success. Athens 2004 olympic games official olympic film olympic history duration. 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. United states at the 1896 summer olympics wikipedia. The inspiring story of a ragtag 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. Start by selecting add to favorites on the info screen of any show, movie or team. This movie describes the founding of the modern olympics and concentrates on the.
In 1896, a dedicated group of men sets out to do the impossible. For people that like chariots of fire, this movie is in the same genre. The endurance event set off from the greek town of marathon and was won by spyridon louis, a greek. This paper is analyzing the revival of the olympic games and their celebration in athens 1896 not within the context of a continuity from ancient times to the nineteenth century, but, on the contrary, within the framework of the great changes. The first olympics athens 1896 soundtrack from 2008, composed by bruce broughton. A dramatization of the first modern olympic games revived in 1896. Louis jourdan david ogden stiers angela lansbury 19841984 a baron and a princeton professor push for a modern olympics. Sep 02, 2008 the first olympics athens 1896 tv soundtrack cd details and availability. The olympics are in full swing and we cant get enough of rio 2016. However, this rahrah sports epic is actually more than just a go team effort. Athens 1896 tv miniseries is a film directed by alvin rakoff with david ogden stiers, hunt block, david caruso, alex hydewhite, year. The first olympics athens 1896 1984 i cannot imagine having the first olympics athens 1896 air in may of 1984 was an accident, considering the united states was about to handle the summer olympics, free of the communist bloc, no less.
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