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It Happened in Athens

06/20/1962

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1hr 40min

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Comedy

,Drama

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Trax Colton
  • Jayne Mansfield
  • Nico Minardos
  • Bob Mathias
  • Xenia Kalogeropoulou

    Director

  • Andrew Marton

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • 20th Century Fox

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Trax Colton

Spiridon Loues

Jayne Mansfield

Eleni Costa

Nico Minardos

Lt. Alexi Vinardos

Bob Mathias

Coach Graham

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Christina Gratsos

Ivan Triesault

Grandpa Loues / Mr. Trisapopolis

Lily Valenty

Mama Loues

Titos Vandis

Father Loues

Charles Fawcett

Ambassador Cyrus T. Gaylord

Jean Murat

De Coubertin

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