It Happened in Athens

It Happened in Athens

When Jayne Becomes the Olympic Prize...It's An Outdoor Variation on an Inside Sport!

1962 en 100 minutes

Rating: 5.1

Plot

In 1896 it is announced that the Olympic Games will be revived in Athens. A young shepherd, Spiridon Loues, decides to enter the 26-mile marathon. Once in Athens, he meets Christina Gratsos, a young woman from his hometown who is now the personal maid of Eleni Costa, Greece's most glamorous actress. Though he has arrived after the qualification date, Spiridon's athletic prowess so impresses Coach Graham of the American team that he is permitted to enter the contest. Eleni informs the press that she will marry the victor, confident it will be her lover, Lieutenant Vinardos.

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Cast

Trax Colton

Trax Colton

Spiridon Loues

Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield

Eleni Costa

Nico Minardos

Nico Minardos

Lt. Alexi Vinardos

Bob Mathias

Bob Mathias

Coach Graham

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Christina Gratsos

Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault

Grandpa Loues / Mr. Trisapopolis

Lily Valenty

Lily Valenty

Mama Loues

Titos Vandis

Titos Vandis

Father Loues

Charles Fawcett

Charles Fawcett

Ambassador Cyrus T. Gaylord

Jean Murat

Jean Murat

De Coubertin

Roger Browne

Roger Browne

Drake

Marion Siva

Marion Siva

Maria Loues

Paul Müller

Paul Müller

Priest

Gustavo De Nardo

Gustavo De Nardo

George

Roger Fradet

Roger Fradet

Dubois

Denton De Gray

Denton De Gray

O'Toole

George Graham

George Graham

Stadium Announcer

Tod Windsor

Tod Windsor

Burke

Paris Alexander

Paris Alexander

Nico Loues

Alan Caillou

Alan Caillou

Narrator (voice)

Mickey Hargitay Jr.

Mickey Hargitay Jr.

Baby (uncredited)

Στυλιανός Χιονάκης

Στυλιανός Χιονάκης

μαραθωνοδρόμος

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