Im looking for the 2nd part of this tv mini series. Modern olympics athens 1896 first modern olympic games. Olympic committee, in the miniseries the first olympics. The first olympic games of the modern era began on 6 april 1896. However, this rahrah sports epic is actually more than just a go team effort. Each year, the various citystates of greece sent athletes to festivals of games, which. According to the official report of the games, two crews of fouroars. In athens, 280 participants from nations competed in 43 events, covering trackandfield. Therinoi olympiakoi agones 1896, officially known as the games of the i olympiad, was the first international olympic games held in modern history. 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. Athens 1896 is a 1984 american television miniseries produced by columbia pictures television for broadcast by the nbc network.
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. From the olympic museum in lausanne, in partnership with the international olympic committee and the french sports come the summer 2004, audiences around the world will tune in to watch the most thrilling. The first modern olympics burton holmes snippet view 1984. Athens 1896 olympic games, athletic festival held in athens that took place april 615, 1896. This movie describes the founding of the modern olympics and. The 1896 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the i olympiad, were held at athens in greece. This product can expose you to some chemicals, which is known to the state of california to cause for more information, go to. The first olympics athens 1896 bring us your best duration.
In 2004, the summer games will return to their original birthplace of athens, greece. I saw this movie as a mini series back when it first came on tv. 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. With david ogden stiers, hunt block, david caruso, alex hydewhite. The 1896 olympics is also remembered for being the first games to organise a marathon race. Released by intrada in 2008 special collection volume 74 containing music from the first olympics. Because the site of the ancient games, olympia, was remote and undeveloped, athens was selected to be the host city. 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. Athens 1896 1984 starring louis jourdan and angela lansbury on dvd and bluray. At the first games, silver medals were awarded to the winners and bronze to the second place getters.
Veteran actor louis jourdan stars as baron pierre du coubertin, a relentless visionary who sets out to renew the ancient olympic games after. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. The first olympics athens 1896 trailer 2008 video detective. This is a fascinating return to the first modern olympics, held in 1896, as witnessed by one of the worlds great travel writers of the time. The first olympics athens 1896 tv soundtrack cd details and availability. Athens 1896 tells the story of the first modern olympic games. Athens 1896 team canada official olympic team website. The first olympics athens 1896 soundtrack from 2008, composed by bruce broughton. It was the first international olympic games held in the modern era. Getting started contributor zone contribute to this page. Apr, 2016 the first olympic games of the modern era began on 6 april 1896. Sure, little facts can be scrutinized about each characters history, but as a whole the first olympics. The endurance event set off from the greek town of marathon and was won by spyridon louis, a.
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. Mar 30, 2020 athens 1896 olympic games, athletic festival held in athens that took place april 615, 1896. Rowing was on the programme but owing to bad weather no racing took place. Jeux olympiques 1924 rugby finale usa b france 17 3. The day after the official marathon stamata revithi ran the 40kilometer course in 5 hours 30 minutes, 1 finishing outside panathinaiko stadium. Mar 03, 2018 stiers would earn a third emmy nod in 1984 for his role as william milligan sloane, founder of the u. Five emmy nominations went to the twopart tv drama the first olympics. 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. A total of 25 medals 12 silver for winners, bronze for runnerup, none for third were awarded.
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. The games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from greece, germany, france and great britain. Part 1 of nbcs special twopart movie the first olympics. William sloane david ogden stiers is the princeton. The endurance event set off from the greek town of marathon and was won by spyridon louis, a greek. May 18, 2011 the 1896 olympics is also remembered for being the first games to organise a marathon race. Athens 1896 placed 52nd, beaten in its time slot by both abcs twopart indian saga and repeats of cbss regular programming. This was the scene of the very first marathon, an event created for the first olympic games. At the 1896 summer olympics, the first modern olympiad, twelve athletics events were contested. The exploits of louis, garrett, connolly, and flack would be chronicled in the 1984 nbc miniseries, the first olympics. Stiers would earn a third emmy nod in 1984 for his role as william milligan sloane, founder of the u. The first celebration of the modern olympic games took place in its ancient birthplace greece. The first olympics athens 1896 1984 miniseries marathon.
Athens 1896, the olympics have more or less stayed thematically consistent since the games rejuvenation. View striking olympic photos of athens 1896 see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. The first celebration of the modern olympic games fittingly took place in its ancient birthplace of athens. The stadium of the first olympic games 1896 in athens, lets go inside. Some region 1 dvds may contain regional coding enhancement rce. The medals were later denoted as 37 modern medals 12 gold, silver, 12 bronze. 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. It was at the first ioc congress in paris in 1894 that greece was entrusted with hosting the first olympic games of the modern era. Athletes from 14 nations took part in 43 events, with greece, germany, great britain, france and the usa providing the bulk of the competitors. 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 soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on.
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. A baron and a princeton professor push for a modern olympics. The first winter olympic games were also held that year. The details of the sporting awards emerged after original medals from the the first modern olympics staged in athens in 1896 have been put up for auction. The discus was one of the original events in the ancient olympic games. The twopart miniseries originally aired in the united states on 20 may 1984. According to several historical accounts that culminate in this television miniseries, the first olympics. Due to its historical significance, the greek hosts wanted to. I hereby proclaim the opening of the first international olympic games at athens.
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. 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. Drawing upon a wealth of ancient greek history, mythology, literature, and art to embellish his firsthand account, burton holmes provides a. The baron heads to the us to recruit an athletic team. 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. Total number of members who have this title in their.
Categorized by tales of hometown heroism and strong ethnocentrism, this modestlybudgeted 80s documiniseries about the rise of. Seeking to start a new tradition in athens, he and others seek to recruit the best athletes. But the teams desire to compete and win helps reignite the olympic spirit that had been dark for more than 1,500 years. The inaugural games of the modern olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all. Athens 1896 gets a sizable chunk of history nailed down in a pleasant and absorbable fashion. If subscribed to x1 dvr with cloud technology, your acceptance also confirms that when you record programs on your settop dvr you also want to save and store them automatically in comcasts network in several formats to 1 enable you to play them back and navigate within them on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as. As ancient greece was the birthplace of the olympic games, athens was an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern games. It also highlights a couple of television stars breakout roles, leading to hunt blocks staple in daytime soap operas and david carusos bouncing.
Due to its historical significance, the greek hosts wanted to win the marathon above all else. The athens 1896 summer olympic games april 615 marked the birth of the modern olympics. The athens games were the first occurrence of the modern olympic games. On april 6, 1896, the olympic games, a longlost tradition of ancient greece, are reborn in athens. According to the official report of the games, two crews of fouroars did take to the water but their race was postponed and eventually cancelled. The beginning of an era the athens 1896 olympic games. Drawing upon a wealth of ancient greek history, mythology, literature, and art to embellish his first hand account, burton holmes provides a delightful and informative record of that seminal event. See more ideas about olympics, olympic games and summer olympics. David ogden stiers, stuffy major winchester in mash. Athens 1896 is a 1984 american television miniseries. Celebrate the momentous athens homecoming of the olympic summer games with this definitive, official, and breathtakingly illustrated history.
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