Overview

This two part mini-series shows the trials and tribulations all the participants endured to be a part of the very first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. 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.

Network

• NBC

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  David Ogden Stiers

  Dr. William Milligan Sloane

  2 eps

• 

  Hunt Block

  Robert Garrett

  2 eps

• 

  David Caruso

  James Connolly

  2 eps

• 

  Alex Hyde-White

  Arthur 'Skip' Blake

  2 eps

Themes

• olympic games
• miniseries
• track and field
• sports arena

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