Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)

Dimitris Papaioannou
2004-08-13

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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
Björk Self Unowned
Lydia Korniordou Self Unowned
Jacques Rogge Self - IOC President Unowned
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki Self - ATHOC President Unowned
Costas Karamanlis Self - Greek Prime Minister Unowned
María Callas Self (archive footage) Unowned
Constantinos Stephanopoulos Self - Greek President Unowned
Georgios Dritsakos Self - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel Unowned
Thomas Bach Self - IOC Vice President Unowned
Tony Blair Self - British Prime Minister Unowned
Anne, Princess Royal Self - IOC Member (Great Britain) Unowned
George H. W. Bush Self - Former U.S. President Unowned
Juan Antonio Samaranch Self - IOC Honorary President for Life Unowned
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Self - Italian President Unowned
Barbara Bush Self - Former U.S. First Lady Unowned
Claudia Bach Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach Unowned
Natasa Pazaïti Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister Unowned
James L. Easton Self - IOC Vice President Unowned
Eleni Tsaligopoulou (voice) Unowned