This movie describes the founding of the modern olympics and concentrates on the creation of the american team and their trials in. Mar 30, 2020 athens 1896 olympic games, athletic festival held in athens that took place april 615, 1896. It also highlights a couple of television stars breakout roles, leading to hunt blocks staple in daytime soap operas and david carusos bouncing. The first olympics athens 1896 tv soundtrack cd details and availability. The most impressive win in the history of the eventwhich was taken off the program after the l. The endurance event set off from the greek town of marathon and was won by spyridon louis, a greek. The first olympics athens 1896 soundtrack from 2008, composed by bruce broughton. The series uses drama and humor to tell its story with good effect. 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. The olympic games in ancient times, published before the games, and the olympic games in 1896, published after the games. I watched it and found that its even better than i remembered. View striking olympic videos of athens 1896 see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments.
The medals were later denoted as 37 modern medals 12 gold, silver, 12 bronze. At the first games, silver medals were awarded to the winners and bronze to the second place getters. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The first celebration of the modern olympic games fittingly took place in its ancient birthplace of athens.
Be the first to ask a question about the olympics lists with this book. The first modern olympics by burton holmes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Had this on 2 vhs tapes and i no longer have a vcr. Athens 1896 olympic games, athletic festival held in athens that took place april 615, 1896. Athens 1896 is a 1984 american television miniseries produced by columbia pictures television for broadcast by the nbc network. The official report of the athens 1896 olympic games consisted of two parts. William sloane david ogden stiers is the princeton. The first olympic games of the modern era began on 6 april 1896.
The first olympics athens 1896 is a wonderful movie that takes you back in time to how it all began. Athens 1896 1984 starring louis jourdan and angela lansbury on dvd and bluray. The movie examines the experience of competitors from different nations, but. But the teams desire to compete and win helps reignite the olympic spirit that had been dark for more than 1,500 years. The athens games were the first occurrence of the modern olympic games. James brendan connolly of united states, the winner of the triple jump the first final event in the 1896 olympics, was the first olympic champion of the modern olympic games.
The endurance event set off from the greek town of marathon and was won by spyridon louis, a. Sure, little facts can be scrutinized about each characters history, but as a whole the first olympics. Some region 1 dvds may contain regional coding enhancement rce. The first modern olympic games at athens, 1896 in the european context events that did not exist in antiquity and introducing the concept of amateurism. Athens 1896 gets a sizable chunk of history nailed down in a pleasant and absorbable fashion. This two part miniseries shows the trials and tribulations all the participants. If you enjoy watching a great family movie, this is perfect. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for first olympics. Released by intrada in 2008 special collection volume 74 containing music from the first olympics. Five emmy nominations went to the twopart tv drama the first olympics.
May 18, 2011 the 1896 olympics is also remembered for being the first games to organise a marathon race. Olympic team as punishment for fighting with each other. A baron and a princeton professor push for a modern olympics. Athens 1896 is a 1984 american television miniseries produced by.
First olympics, the athens 1896 dvd, 2008 for sale. Youll find yourself laughing and perhaps shedding a few tears as you see the american team come together, not knowing what will be expected of them. 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. Modern olympics athens 1896 first modern olympic games. Rowing was on the programme but owing to bad weather no racing took place.
Athens 1896 tells the story of the first modern olympic games. The inaugural games of the modern olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, from 12 countries. Publication date 2004 topics olympics, olympics, olympics. I hereby proclaim the opening of the first international olympic games at athens. A total of 25 medals 12 silver for winners, bronze for runnerup, none for third were awarded. While competitors were originally judged on both speed and style,olympian rope climbers competing in the 20th century merely had to race to the top. During the second olympia 1870 the question of athleticism and gymnastics in greece was for the. The baron heads to the us to recruit an athletic team. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. As ancient greece was the birthplace of the olympic games, athens was an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern games. The first olympics athens 1896 1984 miniseries marathon. The first olympics athens 1896 trailer 2008 video detective. According to the official report of the games, two crews of fouroars.
With these words on april 6, 1896, king george i of greece welcomed the crowd that had gathered in the newly reconstructed panathenean stadium to the modernday olympic summer games. 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 first dvd tells the story of the americans training in the u. In 1896, a dedicated group of men sets out to do the impossible. The greek royal family at the opening of cycling events at the first modern international summer olympic games held at the neo phaliron velodrome on april 8, 1896 in athens, greece. The 1896 olympics is also remembered for being the first games to organise a marathon race. 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. Athletes from 14 nations took part in 43 events, with greece, germany, great britain, france and the usa providing the bulk of the competitors. All events took place on 11 april in the bay of zea. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. The 1896 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the i olympiad, were held at athens in greece the games took place from april 6 to 15, 1896. Alex hydewhite, alvin rakoff, william hill, columbia pictures. 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. Sep 02, 2008 the first olympics athens 1896 tv soundtrack cd details and availability.
The twopart miniseries originally aired in the united states on 20 may 1984. With david ogden stiers, hunt block, david caruso, alex hydewhite. They were planned and organized by the subcommittee for nautical sports. 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. The first celebration of the modern olympic games took place in its ancient birthplace greece. The games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with. Veteran actor louis jourdan stars as baron pierre du coubertin, a relentless visionary who sets out to renew the ancient olympic. Faced with minimal funding, apathy and harsh opposition, finding a group of loyal and dedicated athletes is no easy feat. Faced with minimal funding, apathy and harsh opposition, finding a group of loyal and dedicated athletes is no easy. There was a total of participants from 4 countries competing. Its based on the true story of the first olympics in 1500 years the 1896 olympics in athens, greece.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The 1896 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the i olympiad, were held at athens in greece. At the 1896 summer olympics, four swimming events were contested, all for men. All the athletes, events and results since 1896 a visual tour of the history of the modern olympic games reveals hidden rivalries, boycotts, triumphs, and tragedies, and lists all the events and medalists since the beginning of the games. This was the scene of the very first marathon, an event created for the first olympic games. However, this rahrah sports epic is actually more than just a go team effort. The rope climb was an official event in the earliest modern olympicsathens,1896. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. At these first modern olympic games in athens, on april 10, 1896, 80,000 people sat in the panathenaic stadium waiting, listening to updates brought in by messengers on bicycles or horses. The inaugural games of the modern olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all. The first modern olympic games at athens, 1896 in the. It was the first international olympic games held in the modern era.