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
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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