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starring: David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White, Benedict Taylor directed by: Alvin Rakoff See Larger Image Used Price: $23.25 Third Party New Price: $65.00 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302428087 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6302428084 Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: June 22, 1994 Running Time: 237 minutes Sales Rank: 25858 Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: May 20, 1984 Related Items: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Single Disc) Centennial: The Complete Series Iron Man (Single-Disc Edition) Wall-E (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition) Stargate: Continuum see more Editorial Review: Amazon.com: 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. David Ogden Stiers (a familiar face to viewers of M*A*S*H reruns) portrays a Princeton classics professor whose knowledge of the ancient Olympics means he's given the task of recruiting an American team for the 1896 games. The stories of how some athletes have to be convinced to join the team may seem contrived, but they do reinforce the idea of how fragile the concept of reviving the Olympics was at the time. A young David Caruso (years before he'd swagger through the stationhouse of N.Y.P.D. Blue) portrays a cocky Boston Irishman who walks away from a Harvard scholarship to participate in track events. And if Caruso does veer perilously close to doing an extended James Cagney impression, he serves as a sturdy focal point to the American team. Once in Athens, the focus is very much on the American athletes and their surprising success, and there are some interesting and humorous touches in the plot. For instance, the fledgling American team had enlisted a local blacksmith to render an iron discus, thereby giving them an unexpected advantage when presented with the much lighter 'official' discus in Athens. Even if the various plots and subplots about the athletes don't always hold up very well, the scenes of competition in Athens do provide an entertaining re-creation of the first modern Olympics. --Robert J. McNamara Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Wonderful Re-Creation I saw this movie when it first came out years ago and was so glad to find it out on DVD. Even though there are personal story sections that are a bit "dragged-out", the athletes accomplishments and how they got there make for a great story. I thought they did a great job making this movie, and appreciated re-seeing it again. Rating: - A family classic We recorded this mini-series when it was first broadcast on NBC. We nearly wore the tape out over the years until someone "borrowed" it and did not return it. We have been searching for a copy until now. It is not an oscar-class big budget movie, but for us, it has fond memories. It harkens back to a more simple time, and some of the scenes, such as when the results of the first day's competition reach the US by telegraph are tear inducing. A very good movie to watch each Olympic season! Rating: - Great Movie About the Olympics Outstanding movie. I don't believe it is historicly correct, but, is very well done and very entertaining. Rating: - Awesome movie FINALLY on DVD This movie is a slightly glossy version of American atheletes involvement in the first modern Olympics in Athens, 1896. David Caruso fans will really enjoy this early performance as an working class Irish American determined to triumph over racial prejudice and win gold in the Olympics. The casting was very good. Despite the fact that most of the actors are little known, the quality of acting is good and keeps the viewer engaged throughout the story. I taped this movie off the TV ... Read More Rating: - great movie i've been waiting years for the release of this movie. it's finally out. i love it. watch it you'll like it. see more Browse for similar items by category: Drama - Genres - VHS - Video - General AAS Olympics - Sports - Genres - VHS - Video - Feature Films Olympics - Sports - Genres - VHS - Video - General AAS Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - Studio Specials - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - VHS - Video - All Sony Pictures Titles General - Archives - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - VHS - Video - Drama - General