Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
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2004
Rated
PG
207
minutes
Documentary
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.1
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.
Language
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Release Date
August 13, 2004
Budget
$43,000,000
Cast
Björk
Self
Lydia Korniordou
Self
Jacques Rogge
Self - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Self - ATHOC President
Costas Karamanlis
Self - Greek Prime Minister
María Callas
Self (archive footage)
Constantinos Stephanopoulos
Self - Greek President
Georgios Dritsakos
Self - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel
Thomas Bach
Self - IOC Vice President
Tony Blair
Self - British Prime Minister
Anne, Princess Royal
Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)
George H. W. Bush
Self - Former U.S. President
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Self - IOC Honorary President for Life
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Self - Italian President
Barbara Bush
Self - Former U.S. First Lady
Claudia Bach
Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach
Natasa Pazaïti
Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister
James L. Easton
Self - IOC Vice President
Eleni Tsaligopoulou
(voice)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Lighting