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Director:
Andrew Marton
Writer:
László Vadnay (writer)
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Release Date:
June 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy
Tagline:
When Jayne Becomes the Olympic Prize...It's An Outdoor Variation on an Inside Sport!
Plot:
In 1896 it is announced that the Olympic Games will be revived in Athens. A young shepherd, Spiridon Loues... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A light hearted comedy set at the first Olympics more (3 total)

Cast

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Jayne Mansfield ... Eleni Costa
Trax Colton ... Spiridon Loues
Nico Minardos ... Lt. Alexi Vinardos
Bob Mathias ... Coach Graham
Xenia Kalogeropoulou ... Christina Gratsos (as Maria Xénia)
Ivan Triesault ... Grandpa Loues / Mr. Trisapopolis
Lili Valenty ... Mama Loues
Titos Vandis ... Father Loues
Charles Fawcett ... Ambassador Cyrus T. Gaylord
Jean Murat ... De Coubertin
Bill Browne ... Drake
Marion Siva ... Maria Loues (as Marion Silva)
Paul Muller ... Priest
Gustavo De Nardo ... George
Roger Fradet ... Dubois
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jayne Mansfield's 23-month-old son, Miklos, makes a cameo at the beginning of the film as the little boy who throws food across the table. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: 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. more

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A light hearted comedy set at the first Olympics, 7 November 1999
Author: Dennis J.Taylor (denny-16) from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

This is a frivolous light hearted comedy about about Greek farm boy, Trax Colton, who decides to enter the first Olympics in 1896. The movie follows his struggles through to his success. It's amusing to watch the primitive conditions athletes competed under back then, and the lack of formality. Real-life Olympic hero Bob Mathias plays the American captain. A real attraction is Jayne Mansfield, who as a beauty promises to marry the winner of the marathon. She appears in a number of skimpy, revealing costumes, trying to tempt the virtuous Colton, to humorous effect.

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