It Happened in Athens
It Happened in Athens
Release: 1962-06-20
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 5.1
Comedy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Cast
Xenia Kalogeropoulou
as Christina Gratsos
Paul Müller
as Priest
Trax Colton
as Spiridon Loues
Nico Minardos
as Lt. Alexi Vinardos
Lily Valenty
as Mama Loues
Charles Fawcett
as Ambassador Cyrus T. Gaylord
Jean Murat
as De Coubertin
Roger Browne
as Drake
Marion Siva
as Maria Loues
Roger Fradet
as Dubois
Paris Alexander
as Nico Loues
Jayne Mansfield
as Eleni Costa
Ivan Triesault
as Grandpa Loues / Mr. Trisapopolis
Titos Vandis
as Father Loues
Gustavo De Nardo
as George
