Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Bucky Gunts2004-08-13
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208 min
With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire development of the Olympics over the centuries, until arriving at the modern Olympics.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Björk | Self | Unowned |
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Lydia Koniordou | Self | Unowned |
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Jacques Rogge | Self - IOC President | Unowned |
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Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki | Self - ATHOC President | Unowned |
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Costas Karamanlis | Self - Greek Prime Minister | Unowned |
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Maria Callas | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Constantinos Stephanopoulos | Self - President of the Hellenic Republic | Unowned |
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Georgios Dritsakos | Self - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic | Unowned |
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Thomas Bach | Self - IOC Vice President | Unowned |
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Tony Blair | Self - British Prime Minister | Unowned |
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Anne, Princess Royal | Self - IOC Member (Great Britain) | Unowned |
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George H. W. Bush | Self - Former U.S. President | Unowned |
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Juan Antonio Samaranch | Self - IOC Honorary President for Life | Unowned |
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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | Self - Italian President | Unowned |
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Barbara Bush | Self - Former U.S. First Lady | Unowned |
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Claudia Bach | Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach | Unowned |
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Natasa Pazaïti | Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister | Unowned |
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James L. Easton | Self - IOC Vice President | Unowned |
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Eleni Tsaligopoulou | (voice) | Unowned |
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Ion Iliescu | Self - President of Romania | Unowned |
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Lambis Nikolaou | Self - ATHOC Vice President | Unowned |
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Jan Peter Balkenende | Self - Prime Minister of the Netherlands | Unowned |
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King Frederik X of Denmark | Self - Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark | Unowned |
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Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark | Self | Unowned |
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Jacques Chirac | Self - President of the French Republic | Unowned |
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Joao Havelange | Self - Honorary FIFA President | Unowned |
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | Self - President of Brazil | Unowned |
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Horst Köhler | Self - President of Germany | Unowned |
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Eva Luise Köhler | Self - First Lady of Germany | Unowned |
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Ilham Aliyev | Self - President of Alzerbaijan | Unowned |
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Mehriban Aliyeva | Self - First Lady of Alzerbaijan | Unowned |
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Sofía of Spain | Self - Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain | Unowned |
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Jenna Bush Hager | Self | Unowned |