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To mark the Olympics' 2004 return to its birthplace of Athens, this two-part documentary tells the 'real' story of the original games. It combines lavish reconstruction of the ancient Greek games with dramatic highlights from the modern Olympics.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Greene, Brian (Narrator), Thomas, Antony, 1940- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: [Arlington, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), [2004]
Series:The PBS Video Collection
Subjects:
Olympic games (Ancient) > History.
Olympics > History.
Jeux olympiques de l'Antiquité > Histoire.
Jeux olympiques > Histoire.
Olympic games (Ancient)
Olympics.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Online media.
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:To mark the Olympics' 2004 return to its birthplace of Athens, this two-part documentary tells the 'real' story of the original games. It combines lavish reconstruction of the ancient Greek games with dramatic highlights from the modern Olympics.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 17, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (110 min.).
Playing Time:01:50:07
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jonathan Partridge ; editors, McDonald Brown, Joe Frost ; music, Dimitri Tchamouroff.