It Happened in Athens

1962
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1h 40min

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Jayne Mansfield in It Happened in Athens (1962)

Biography Comedy Sport

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIn 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,... Tout lireIn 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 mos... Tout lireIn 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 athlet... Tout lire

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Anecdotes
Mickey Hargitay Jr.: "Miklos", Jayne Mansfield's 23-month-old son, at the beginning of the film as the little boy who throws food across the table.

Gaffes
Though the film is set at the time of the first modern Olympic Games at the dawn of the 20th Century, from far away it is noticeable that the people in the crowd are from the 1960s as they're wearing 1960s fashions.

Citations
Spiridon Loues: Father, I want to go to Athens tonight and I need a little money. I ran into old Cristos, and he tells me that Greece are having the Olympic Games again. They begin tomorrow and if I start tonight I can be in Athens in time.
Father Loues: What for?
Spiridon Loues: I want to take part. I want to run.
Father Loues: You? You want to run? In the Olympic Games?
Spiridon Loues: What do you look at me like that for? You know I can outrun anybody in the village.
Father Loues: So you can outrun anyone in our village, you are the fastest in Marousi. So what?
Spiridon Loues: Look, I'll need very little money, Father, and I'll pay you back every cent.
Father Loues: What makes you think, they'll let you run? And if they do, then what? What chance have you against those great athletes?
Father Loues: [to his wife] You know the trouble with him? He's a dreamer.
Spiridon Loues: What's wrong with that? A man must have dreams. Out in the meadows, I think what is the difference between me and my sheep? Not much, Father. We stand in the hot sun from daybreak until dusk. Then we come home and sleep. Day after day. The difference between a man and his animal is that a man has dreams. And I want my dreams to come true. Please, Father, can I have the money?
Father Loues: No! Now let me eat my soup in peace.

Crédits fous
This photoplay is not a biography of Spiridon Loues. Any similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental. All events except the Marathon victory are fictional.

Connexions
Featured in Manos Hatzidakis: Eidolo ston kathrefti (2008)

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8/10

historic monument

It might not be a great movie, however it has huge merits as documentary since its depiction of historical Athens is great. It seems that it was indeed shot within the historical monuments that you can now only see from meters away, while the surroundings of the Acropolis - without today's cement pollution and road traffic -keep their entire aesthetic value. A couple of great greek actors are also included. Main american character is convincing, I feel he deserved a long success in film industry but he has strangely made only a couple of films