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The Ancient Games

1972
28 Minutes
Documentary
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This film re-creates the historic Pythian games which were second in importance only to the Olympic games. Reenacted at Delphi, site of the original games, former Olympic decathlon gold medalists Bill Toomey and Rafer Johnson compete in the five events of the pentathlon. Originally issued as a motion picture by ABC Sports in 1972 with a 28 minute video release in 1980.


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