The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)

Directed by

Alvin Rakoff

Genre

historical drama

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This miniseries follows several athletes from different countries as they train and travel to Athens for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. It shows their personal journeys and the challenges they face to compete.

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What happens

The First Olympics: Athens 1896 is a 1984 American television miniseries produced by Columbia Pictures Television for broadcast by the NBC network. 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 two-part mini-series originally aired in the United States on May 20 and 21, 1984. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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