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The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
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The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 237 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, crying
Plot: olympics, track and field, intrigue, studying, swimming, greek, male nudity, competition, athlete, mama's boy, athletic training, human spirit, ambition, sport team, contests and competitions, against the odds, hopes, money raising, power relations, cycling, love, dancing, ship, fight, money ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, 20th century, victorian era
Place: greece, athens greece, usa, italy, new york, paris france, europe ...
Keyword: sport

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Without Limits (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
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Prefontaine (1997)
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The Game of Their Lives (2005)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
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Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, War
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
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Time: 1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1943
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Genre: Drama, History, Sport
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Duration: 44 min.
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