Season 1
1984 | 2 Episodes
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
Drama, Sports, History
- NBC
United States
English- 1 Season (2 Episodes)
- 1984 - 1984
- Ended
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
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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.
Country: United States
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 1984
Also Known As: Las primeras Olimpiadas: Atenas 1896, Οι πρώτοι Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες στην ΕλλάδαFirst Olympics: Athens 1896, The First Olympics: Athens 1896, Los Primeros Juegos Olimpicos - Atenas 1896 (pelicula), Pierwsza olimpiada: Ateny, 1896, Первая Олимпиада: Афины 1896, Als Amerika nach Olympia kam, The First Modern Olympics | See more »
Plot Keywords
olympic games
miniseries
track and field
sports arena
history
college athlete
athletic training
athlete
year 1896
track meet
shot put
national anthem
mama's boy
male rear nudity
male nudity
long distance runner
leg injury
discus
competition
athletic trainer
athens greece
american flag
nudity
college professor
harvard professor
calisthenics
athletic injury
olympic hopeful
railroad
train schedule
lost wallet
mistranslation
military band
national team
what happened to epilogue
attica
central greece
kingdom of greece
balkans
hurdle
columbia tristar
sony
nbc
examination
fundraising
president
horseback riding
new york city
push up
statue of liberty
song
university
shepherd
marathon
friend
coach
olympic athlete
tv mini series
voice over letter
seasickness
meatpacker
winking
welcome home party
travel agent
straw hat
storm at sea
starter pistol
skeet shooting
shooting
sentry
beating a rug
romantic rivalry
restaurant
religion
prayer
pittsburgh pennsylvania
photograph
mourning
lumber
lumberyard
london athletic club
library
lemonade
horse and wagon
horse and carriage
harbor
greek army
grandfather grandson relationship
gate
cross
college
calendar
cafe
butcher
burglar
broken hand
bricklayer
blacksmith
bicycle
accident
weightlifting
vomiting
u.s. navy
train
training
test
telegraph operator
telegram
swimming
ship
sailor
running
runner
rifle
princeton university
pole vault
poetry
pipe smoking
paris france
parade
ozu
oxford university
ocean liner
mother son relationship
montage
money
medal
marksman
love
long jump
letter
ladder
kiss
jumping
juggling
irish american
husband wife relationship
high jump
harvard university
gun
greek history
greek folk dance
greek flag
girls' school
gibraltar
friendship
folk dance
fight
father son relationship
falling from height
exhaustion
dysentery
dying
death
dancing
dancer
crying
collapse
celebration
broad jumping
brindisi italy
boston massachusetts
beach
rear nudity
band
bandleader
acropolis
death of mother
Company Credits
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Television
Seasons & Episodes
Awards
Awards & NominationsSee full list »
Primetime Emmy 1984
Nominee
Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special
Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Artios Award 1985
Nominee
Artios Award
Best Casting for TV Miniseries or TV Movie of the Week
