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

It Happened in Athens

5.5 (9 votes)• 1962• 100m•Released

Comedy Drama

Storyline & Full Plot Breakdown

10x Extended

Minimized by default • Click to expand full plot & stills

Watch Full Movies At The Bottom ↓

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.

Click to expand full storyline with movie images →6 Movie Images

Production Details

Languages: English

Director: Andrew Marton

Starring Cast: Trax Colton, Jayne Mansfield, Nico Minardos, Bob Mathias, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Ivan Triesault

Audience Reviews & Breakdown

Read and share community scores for It Happened in Athens

2 Reviews

Recommended Reviews

Similar titles recommended for fans of It Happened in Athens

Beast

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m

6.4 / 10

ActionDrama

MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.

View Details

Hunting Season

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m

7.4 / 10

ActionDramaThriller

When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

View Details

Code 3

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m

7.1 / 10

ComedyActionDrama

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

View Details

Not Without Hope

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m

6.6 / 10

ThrillerDrama

A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

View Details

Somewhere in Queens

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m

6.3 / 10

ComedyDrama

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

View Details

Hooking Up

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m

6.3 / 10

ComedyDrama

Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.

View Details